Word Prompt: SORRY
Word Count: 100 words
Timeline: Life in Terminal City after Freak Nation, and long after MAC's novel Skin Game.
Max never forgives Logan in After the Dark.
Characters: Max and Alec
Summary: All I have is one word.
Disclaimer: Dark Angel is not mine.
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"I'm sorry," I whispered, laying a hand on Alec's back. He sat on his bed, head buried in his hands.
When did words become so inadequate?
I felt useless as I watched him grieve over one of his friends. I felt empty with his pain, and I knew only one word. Just one word. But it wasn't enough.
But sometimes, it was all we had. It was all I had to give.
I squeezed his shoulder. And one of his hands came up and covered mine. The pain would pass someday, but for now, I only had one word, "Sorry."