Now he understands, moving a hand up, he carefully places his fingers on the bandage shielding his eyes.
“I’m sorry if I made you worry… I’m fine, really. I’m wearing them so nobody will be hurt.”
“So you won’t hurt anyone…?”
It was that answer alone that broadened his concern. He… almost found it hard to believe– hard to consider that what this kid had claimed was true. ( He was just a kid after all… )
“What… do you mean by that exactly?”
( Thoughts and assumptions twisted– and he nearly expected the worst. )