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"It's okay, Daisy," Rob said and I wrapped my arms around him and sobbed into his chest. "Let it all out."

"Now you fucking know!" I whimpered. "Why I ran. Why I don't want to be here!"

Rob gently guided me back over to my seat and he walked over to the coat stand in the corner of his room and selected a soft zip up hoodie. He walked back over to me and draped it over my shoulders. I was shaking and still crying uncontrollably. He then leaned back against his desk and frowned at me.

"I've never seen you cry," he noted. "This kid really got to you."

"I hate it," I whispered. "It's like someone has ripped a hole in my heart and there's just emptiness. Is that what guilt feels like?"

Rob just stared at me.

"It makes me feel weak," I hiccuped. "I can't stand it. I just want the feeling to go away!"

"It won't," Rob said. "It will stay with you for the rest of your life. That's the price that comes with our line of work."

"You'll feel better," James spoke up. "Now that you openly voiced wha