Branch Thirty Six

Xavier walked away and came back shortly holding the spare key. It was a good thing that the master key was kept as the spare key so even if she had left the hey at the mouth of the keyhole he could still get in.

He pushed the key in and opened up the door. He saw Jessica sitting on the bed. She was not sleeping as she claimed. Her eyes shone as someone poured glitter into them. They were lined with tears.

She was crying but her voice managed to sound normal. Seeing the tears, the anger that Xavier had come in with instantly melted.

"Why are you crying?" he asked awkwardly still standing by the door.

Jessica looked up at him. Was it that he did not know why she was crying or that he was just really bad at consoling others?

Jessica narrowed her eyes at him. He slipped his hand into his pants pocket and shuffled uncomfortably on his feet. Her glare was not a comfortable one.

"Why are you crying?" he asked again.

Was that the best he could do to console? She asked herself.

"Becau