He hung his head in pain, anguish, wishing he could escape the truth he'd
known the moment he woke up, but couldn't accept. "Is she...?"
The shock registered on Jason's face for a brief moment, he didn't know why he was surprised, there was something between Sonny and Brenda that no amount of logic and reason could explain. "No" he said shaking his head, hoping his voice wouldn't crack he continued "Not yet."
"She won't die, she can't, I left her Jason so she could be okay, so she could be happy and safe and she..she cannot die. I have done everything in my power to keep her safe and happy and she..she..she can't die." Sonny's voice was shaking, it was raw and it bordering on the edge of breaking down as he tried to stay strong.
Jason realized something as he watched his best friend try to keep his composure, it wasn't up to them to try and keep other people safe, it wasn't up to them to live their lives, to dictate what happened and when, it would only backfire, they should have learned that by now. "I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" he looked up through his tears
"I told her if you loved her to let her go, I was wrong. It's not selfish to be with the ones you love, it's not selfish to allow them to be in this life, it's selfish when we push them away because we don't want to be responsible if they get hurt. There gonna get hurt no matter what."
Sonny shook his head, unable to deal with that thought "How long until the jet's ready?"
"There's a regular flight out of here in a half an hour, the jet will take two to get ready."
"You got me a ticket?"
"It's waiting for you at the gate."
"I'm gonna go throw on clothes."
"Kay, I'll get Johnny to bring the car around."
The shock registered on Jason's face for a brief moment, he didn't know why he was surprised, there was something between Sonny and Brenda that no amount of logic and reason could explain. "No" he said shaking his head, hoping his voice wouldn't crack he continued "Not yet."
"She won't die, she can't, I left her Jason so she could be okay, so she could be happy and safe and she..she cannot die. I have done everything in my power to keep her safe and happy and she..she..she can't die." Sonny's voice was shaking, it was raw and it bordering on the edge of breaking down as he tried to stay strong.
Jason realized something as he watched his best friend try to keep his composure, it wasn't up to them to try and keep other people safe, it wasn't up to them to live their lives, to dictate what happened and when, it would only backfire, they should have learned that by now. "I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" he looked up through his tears
"I told her if you loved her to let her go, I was wrong. It's not selfish to be with the ones you love, it's not selfish to allow them to be in this life, it's selfish when we push them away because we don't want to be responsible if they get hurt. There gonna get hurt no matter what."
Sonny shook his head, unable to deal with that thought "How long until the jet's ready?"
"There's a regular flight out of here in a half an hour, the jet will take two to get ready."
"You got me a ticket?"
"It's waiting for you at the gate."
"I'm gonna go throw on clothes."
"Kay, I'll get Johnny to bring the car around."
