Chapter Three:
Regardless of how well trained John was, his hands still shook slightly as Jedikiah took a seat next to him. He tensed as Jedikiah grabbed the plate with bacon on it that was across from John, causing him to lean closer. Jedikiah took this as an opportunity to whisper in John's ear, "it's alright kiddo. John looked into Jedikiah's eyes and gave him a small hesitant smile. The rest of breakfast passed smoothly, though quietly. As Marla gathered the empty plates, Jedikiah stood and thanked her before walking into the lounge room. Exchanging a glance, Stephen and John followed.
"Why are you here?" Jedikiah asked, looking at John. John looked at the ground; pink tinting his cheeks was the only clue to his embarrassment. "Kiddo, talk to me," Jedikiah tried again.
John looked up and Jedikiah noticed that his eyes had tears that were threatening to overflow. The past twelve hours had been rough on John. He had been kicked out of The Tomorrow People with not one person objecting, people he considered his family hadn't even bothered to look up as Cara had turned and walked away. He had then gotten drunk and once his clouded mind had realized he had no place to sleep for the night, he had gotten drunker. He vaguely remembered Stephen finding him and making their way home together, only to be awoken by Stephen informing him Jedikiah was coming for breakfast. The fact that Jedikiah was being nice, and he was still slightly hung over was the breaking factor for John, as a single tear escaped. More tears soon joined and soon he was gasping for air as he cried.
Stephen was completely lost when John started crying. He had no idea what to do so he just stood there silently. Jedikiah surprised both Stephen and John when he stepped forward and embraced John with a hug. This caused John to start crying harder and soon Jedikiah's shirt was soaked with his tears. Time seemed to stand still as John continued crying with Jedikiah eventually giving him assurances that everything would be all right.