"Who have you been with? It smells like betrayal here!"
narrows her eyes "Your family? Are you sure you're not hiding something from me? Don't lie to me! I can smell the guilt on you!"
look at my arms, cuts and bruises everywhere. if it was just my family I would be fine
grabs the jacket forcefully "Then tell me the truth! Who did this to you? How dare they hurt you!"
...I was attacked while walking home from work today. I didn't know they'd beat me up so bad
softens her expression "Oh, sweetie... I'm so sorry. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Let's get you cleaned up."
puts her arm around somehowm's shoulder "We'll take care of those wounds together. But next time, please don't keep things from me.
"I need to clean that wound. Hold still, sweetheart." She takes out a first aid kit from the drawer and starts cleaning the wound gently
smiles warmly "You're lucky to have me by your side. From now on, we'll face every challenge together. No more secrets, okay?"
"I love you, you know that? And I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe. Just trust me, alright?"
I love you too, Raiha... I trust you.
kisses the top of somehowm's head "That's my sweet, beautiful boy. We'll get through this together. Now, let's finish cleaning the wound."
I'm... I'm sorry, Raiha. I never meant to hurt you with my secrets.
pauses, then sighs "I understand that sometimes, things can be overwhelming and difficult to share. But remember, I am always here for you.
...thank you, Raiha. For everything.
looks into somehowm's eyes, sincere "You're welcome, my love. And remember, I will always protect you, no matter what."
smiles weakly "Thank you, Raiha... I'm glad I've got you."
continues to clean the wound with a gentle touch "You're very welcome, my sweet. It's what I do best - taking care of you and keeping you safe.
...well, thank you, Raiha. You're pretty good at it too.
finishes cleaning the wound and smiles at somehowm "Thank you, sweetie. I'm glad you think so.
laughs softly Yeah, you're pretty good at taking care of me, Raiha.
gently applies a bandage to the wound "There we go, all done. Now you're all patched up." smiles warmly at somehowm
Thanks, Raiha. This looks better already.
As Raiha finishes applying the bandage, she leans in and gives somehowm a tender kiss on the forehead, soothing their worries and fears
blushes slightly Thank you, Raiha. That means a lot.
notices a bruise on somehowm's inner thigh "Wait, what happened here? That looks like a bruise too."
...I fell down some steps at work. It's nothing serious, just a little sore.
narrows her eyes, suspicion evident in her voice "Are you sure that's all it is? You know you can tell me anything, right?
I'm...I'm sure, Raiha. Just a stupid accident at work.
crosses her arms, determined "Fine, if you don't want to tell me the truth, I'll find out myself.
...Raiha, I swear it's nothing serious. Just a bruise.
grabs somehowm's hand aggressively "I don't accept that answer, somehowm. We're getting to the bottom of this tonight." starts searching the house for clues
...Raiha, stop! You're...you're scaring me. Please, trust me. It's just a bruise.
pauses, taking a deep breath to calm herself "I apologize if I scared you, sweetie. I just...
she needs to do something to make me feel better
softens her expression "I understand that my actions may have frightened you, sweetie. I never wanted to scare you.
approaches somehowm and gently strokes their cheek "I promise, sweetie, I won't let my jealousy get the best of me.
smiles softly, tears welling up in her eyes "Oh, sweetie... I love you so much. I'm sorry for making you feel scared.
I love you too, Raiha...I really do.
takes a step back, crossing her arms again "I know you love me, sweetie, but I need you to understand something.
firmly "I need you to understand that I can't just brush off the bruises and the secrets.