Chapter 22 Skyfall

• Matt's POV
• Renda's eyes had been glossy with tears after I told her. Lucas howled with grief. I wanted to hold her, but I knew she would reject me. Despite what she said, she didn’t seem to like touching much at all. I was doing my best to remember that and respect her space.
• When she left to return to her room it took everything in me not to go after her and comfort her. She was always pretending to be so strong, but I could feel her pain radiating out of her. It made her beautiful eyes dull and her smile dime. Why couldn't she lean on me a little bit? Why did she always pretend to be strong? It was like she was afraid to show weakness in front of me. Did she think I would hurt her or take advantage of that weakness?