
@Fraust
"I don't want you to stay on account of me, Rea…" Lloyd said softly, tightening his bonds with his teeth. "Your father would be furious."
"I don't want you to stay on account of me, Rea…" Lloyd said softly, tightening his bonds with his teeth. "Your father would be furious."
"Honestly, he probably wouldn't care…" Irene, a little calmer, stopped hugging Lloyd and took off his binding.
"Irene, please… I want you to go." Lloyd looked up at Irene, starting to bind himself again.
"I… I can't go now. I'm going to stay here and keep you company. My father can go on his own…" Irene grabbed Lloyd's jacket so that he couldn't tie himself up anymore.
"Please, Rea… I'll manage on my own." Lloyd pleaded softly. "I know what it feels like to have your parents angry. I don't want the same for you."
"Th-they won't mind… probably… hopefully…" Irene flopped back on the beanbag. "You've been alone too much and I don't want you to be."
"Rea, I can manage… I really want you to go. It's important to you, and it's clearly important to your dad."
Irene lightly sighed. "I… there are more chances to see my mother… and my father will go whether I do or not…"
"Irene. Go with him. Please." Lloyd made eye contact with her. "I can manage by myself for a day. I don't want to be the reason your father gets mad at you or you don't get to see your mother."
Irene tried to avoid his eye contact. "I don't think he would get angry with me… he just wants to see my mother and if he does feel something towards me it would probably just be annoyance."
"Either way, visiting your mother is important."
"I… I know…" Irene, once again, placed her head in her hands.
"If you know that, and that I'll manage for a day, then why don't you just go?" Lloyd was getting pretty desperate at this point.
"Because I would feel like I'm leaving something, more like someone, very important behind. I couldn't be happy and enjoy the time with my mother knowing I left you tied up somewhere in my house with the possibility of untieing yourself and doing… not good stuff."
Lloyd sighed. "You can appeal to your father again, but I don't think he'll change his mind. You can explain as much as you want."
"Yeah, he's not one to change his mind much… I'll just stay. I will call my mother on the phone later maybe."
"Please, Irene… at least try to explain to him…" Lloyd said softly, staring guiltily at the ground.
"That is something he would get mad at me for… trying to change his mind. I just have to ask, why do you want me to leave? I would think you would want someone to stay here and be with you."
"Because this is important to your family. I couldn't take that away from you." Lloyd turned his eyes back up to Irene.
Irene made eye contact this time. "I can this once…" She sent a smile to Lloyd.
"P-Please…" Lloyd blinked to keep himself from crying. God, not now…
"Is everything okay?" Irene paused and her eyes widened. "Are you about to have a panic or anxiety attack?!"
Lloyd shook his head. "No… I-I'm fine, I just… please go see her… I'm trying to be as direct as possible. I have no ulterior motives. Please…"
Irene let out a breath. "Oh good, I'm glad… and I know you don't, but I want to stay here… I'll be fine, my mother will be fine, and my father.. will be fine."
"You don't sound sure…" Lloyd looked away, his voice quiet.
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