A fight.

That's what you'd call it.

Meulin had come down the stairs, obviously angry. She had grabbed her sister and pulled her away from the Zahhak house without even letting her say goodbye to Equius.

Meulin and Horuss had a fight.

A real, real fight.

Horuss had instructed her to leave him be, but she said she was worried. He never talked to anyone anymore.

That fight, it resulted in Nepeta never being allowed to see Equius again.

When they'd enter the yard in the morning, Meulin kept firm grasp on her sister's hand and drug her away from him.

Nepeta was walked to and from class, and made sure to be as far from him as possible.

During lunch, the two sisters sat together. Not even a glance was given to the now alone Equius.

It didn't take long for things to get out of hand.

Nepeta would often try to escape, just to see him.

She ended up being scolded instead.

Equius stopped attending school a few weeks into being avoided. Horuss had never seen his brother cry, yet here he was. Sitting on the floor of his room, knees pulled into his chest. Crying.

"What do you do…when you love someone, and you're not even allowed to look at them?" He'd asked, voice filled with pain.

Equius committed suicide a month after the fight; he hung himself from his ceiling fan.

When Nepeta heard the news,

She followed him.

She was found in the middle of her floor surrounded by blood and pills.

No grieve period, no thinking it through,

Just doing it.

Meulin couldn't even attend the funeral. She knew it was her fault, and she could never change that.

In less than a week, three people had committed suicide.

Equius, Nepeta,

And then Meulin.

Things only got worse, I'll tell you that much.