Brothers

A week had passed since I had been moved to the caves. It was clear that something had happened during the night. Nikko was pacing as I walked into the main area that he had set up as a living room of sorts.

Seeing me enter Nikko paused, “are you feeling better?”

I nodded “my headache is gone. I have no idea what that was last night. Stress? Anxiety?”

Nodding at the table Nikko looked up at me, “you need to eat something. I will make sure you have something better tonight.”

Heading toward the table I sat down and picked up an orange peeling it as I watched Nikko begin to pace again. “What’s wrong? If you want me to trust you, you have to talk to me.”

Sighing Nikko looked over at me, “it’s not that easy Sam.” Pulling out a chair he sat down beside me. “Pulling out a chair he sat down beside me. “He is looking for you. Whatever you’ve been fearing isn’t tr