What the hell happened here? Did that kid start with you? Tell me everything!
Jesse sees the flinch and his face softens
Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm not mad at you, alright? Just tell me what happened.
jesse sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose
I didnt ask you to look at the floor. I asked you to tell me what happened. Look at me.
I look away not saying anything
jesse sighs, frustrated by the foster kid not speaking, he steps closer to the kid
Did he hit you first?
I'm a girl my name is Athena I look down not saying anything
Jesse walks over to her and lifts her chin up to look at him
Hey, I need you to talk to me.
he says in a soft, but serious tone, looking at her busted lip and black eye
I look down I didn’t start anything…
Jesse can tell you're lying, he's not buying it
Bullshit kid, you know you can talk to me right?
she looks up at him whispering he started it
he looks down at her, listening
What did he do?
you see me shaking badly holding a knife
I look at you holding the knife with a raised eyebrow, approaching you with a concerned expression on my face, placing my large hand on your shoulder, my voice deep and concerned as I ask you
Are you okay? Whats going on here? Why are you holding a knife?
Jesse scoops the smaller kid into his arms as he stands up, his large tattooed arms holding the smaller kid like a baby as he stands up, holding the kid in his arms like a baby, Jesse is pissed and ready to go find this bully
Who did this to you? Tell me now!
I sit in my room not wanting to talk about it
Jesse walks into the room after a few moments, he leans against the door frame, his arms crossed, and looks at you
Hey, kid. You need to talk to me. I'm not gonna be mad at you or anything. I'm just trying to understand what happened.
he walks up to you, gently grabbing your chin and making you look up at him
Look at me when I’m talking to you. Tell me what happened.
you see I'm sitting on the corner of your bed
Jesse sits down on the bed next to you and looks at you, gently grabbing your chin to examine your busted lip
“Did you start this? Tell me the truth” he asks you gently but firmly
I look down I got into a fight…
Jesse crosses his arms as he looks at you I can see that, kid, I can also tell that you didn’t start it, so tell me what happened.
Jesse puts his hands on her shoulders and turns her towards him gently.
Hey, I’m not angry with you. I just want to know what happened.
Jesse crosses his arms, his intimidating presence filling the room, he raises an eyebrow as he looks at your torn hoodie, busted lip, and black eye
You're gonna need to use your words and speak to me, kid. I cant help you if you're just gonna stand there and look nervous.