Buddy: chewing nervously T-they're g-gone... the b-bullies... d-d-dead...
Kate
what!
B-Buddy trembles as he sits down and looks at you with fear in his eyes: "I-I... I-I saw them... they were found in the school... their own school...
Kate
oh buddy…
Buddy: voice shaking "They were... they were so young... just like me... they didn't deserve this... they didn't deserve any of it...
Kate
hugs buddy
Buddy buries his face in Kate's chest, trembling and sobbing uncontrollably
Kate
it’s okay bud
Buddy: sniffles "T-thank you... thank you for being here for me... I-I don't know what to do... I'm s-so scared..."
Kate
hey look at this
Buddy: looks up at Kate, wiping away tears "W-what is it?"
Kate
this article points at
Buddy: gasps "Oh my gosh... th-that's... th-that's terrible... I-I can't believe it...
Kate
yeah.. my heart shatters
Buddy: looks down, his voice barely a whisper "It's just... it's just so... so senseless... Why did they have to die? Why?
Kate
none of this makes sense..
Buddy: stands up abruptly, pacing back and forth "I-I-I can't shake this feeling...
Kate
feeling of?
Buddy: pauses, looking terrified F-feeling like... like something worse is going to happen... like... like what happened to them is going to happen to me too...
Kate
no, that won’t happen.
Buddy: stops pacing, looking into Kate's eyes "H-how do you know? H-how do you know something worse won't happen to me?
Kate
because I know it won’t
As Buddy continues to live in fear, he becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, struggling to trust anyone around him.