Chapter 12: Misdirection: Rewritten in Brewster's POV:
Tennyson came to spy on me,
But his mission went awry.
What was he trying to figure out?
He's going to get more than he bargained for,
but I will answer his questions nonetheless.
He has stopped the abuse for now,
But amplified the pain for later.
His act of "courage" in a hopeless place,
was just another thing I was going to have to pay for.
Soon enough Cody will be a ragdoll again,
And I will have to numb his pain.
I stay untouched, yet I am battered,
by the ones I care for most.
I suffer because I care,
Yet caring only causes suffering.
I look down at my raw knuckles and I realize that I have done it again.
My nature has betrayed me for I care too easily.
Tennyson and I are now connected,
by a bond we cannot understand.
Tethered together by one simple task,
the gruesome disposing of Tri-tip.
Though I know whats in store for this painstaking friendship,
I think I can handle the torment.
As simply as a magician's clever misdirection,
I'm baffled by my brisk decision to accept him.