Josh looked up at her in shock, tugging at the edge of his shirt nervously. Had she seen the marks on my stomach? He blinked, certainly hoping not. "I'll be fine," he insisted, adding almost silently, "Well, until I get home that is.." He tried to lighten his nearly black eyes. "You know what? I'm not hungry." He glanced down at his ice cream, not feeling in the mood for it all of a sudden. He handed it to Angel, leaving it untouched. "Give it to your friend when you find him or whatever."

He turned around, pausing for a second with his mouth open like he was about to say something, but closed him mouth. Josh walked away from her without another glance backwards.

The hair on Josh's arm stood on end where her hand touched him. It sent a shock through him. He stopped, and looked at her with calm, solemn eyes. "Let's just say not every family is like you'd imagine in books." He added on thoughtfully, "And you'll see what I was going to say. Eventually."

A ripple of pain flashed through him as an image of his father drowning his sister raced though his mind. He shoved it off immediately, stumbling backwards a few steps. "Look, this has been nice and all, but I have to go. Now."

He spun around on his heal, and walked away, more quickly than before. He ducked into an allyway and disapeared out of her sight.

Josh's actions made Angel worry all the more. She sighed as he walked away, noticing how fast he was. "I wonder how much he walks away from stuff..." She said aloud to herself. She watched his disappear into the alley, having the strong urge to follow him again. Instead, she went against her instints and sat at the mouth of it.

In the corner of Angel's mind, she felt that maybe she was the issue. Maybe he ran away because of something she said or did. Angel pushed the thoughts away, but they kept coming back. It bothered her a lot when she thought about it. Angel put her head on her knees, almost if she was waiting for him to come back, though it wasn't likely.

Zane stood up and wiped his tears. :if nobody's going to help me now.. I guess it's time to make something of myself. To help my older brother.. For once in my life." Zane walked down to the park then turned and tried to remember the way back to Angel's house. "Aww man... I knew leaving was a bad idea..." Zane began to walk back the way he came. He looked around and sighed. "Why am I so stupid.." Zane looked at the floor and began to walked down the streets again. His eyes never leaving the floor. He walked into an ice cream parlor and sat down. He wanted someone.. Something to help him. He didn't want his brother to bleed to death, but if he couldn't remember the way back, how was he supposed to help him.

Jake stumbled down the street. His eyes darkening as he approached the park. He felt the blood dripping down his hair. He wondered how nobody noticed all the blood he left behind. He coughed a little with the blood loss. He sighed and stumbled into alleyway. He stood silently again the walll and slid down. He sat down and put his head on his knees. He covered his head with is hood. He wished someone would come. Somebody would save him, but that feeling quickly faded with the sun. He collapsed onto his side and looked at his hand. It blurred and he closed his eyes. "Ngh.... Za....ne..." Jake pas.sed out.