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Caitlin was in shock the entire way back to her apartment. She couldn't process anything at the moment. She couldn't take it anymore. On top of all the heartbreak she was dealing with, she couldn't handle this new development. She needed to talk to someone about it. Someone she could trust. The only problem with that was that she didn't have anyone she could confide in. Even her closest friends couldn't seem to understand what she was going through. She needed to talk to someone who knew everything about her. She needed to talk to her parents. That was the problem, wasn't it?
When she heard a knock on her apartment door, Caitlin was pulled out of her thoughts. She didn't even bother to open the door, so she just called from the couch.
"It's open!" She could faintly hear the door creaking open.
"What would you have done if I were here to kill you?" Came a voice, drifting through the door.
Julian's thick British accent filled the small living room. He quickly glanced around the room, and found Caitlin curled up in a ball on the couch. His mood instantly changed, and he gravitated to the couch.
"Caitlin. Are you okay? What's happened?"
"Nothing. I'm fine. What's up?" She tried her best to adjust herself to seem like everything was fine. But she couldn't really hide the truth. After a few short moments of silence, Julian decided to try to get some answers.
"Caitlin, you know you can tell me anything, right?"
"I know. But not this. It's just, too much."
"Caitlin-"
"Julian, no."
"I promise, I won't tell anyone."
"Julian, this isn't some hot gossip that I'm just going to spill after some wearing down! Do you even know how it feels to be told that you're adopted, and you've been lied to your entire life?!" Caitlin's hand flew over to cover her mouth, but it was too late.
"Oh dear god. Caitlin. I had no idea." Shocked, Julian couldn't imagine what Caitlin could be going through.
"Julian, just… can you please leave, and I would appreciate it greatly if you don't tell anyone about this."
"No, Caitlin. You need to talk to someone and that's exactly what you're going to do. I won't say anything to anyone, but please, just talk to me. I'm worried about you."
Caitlin's eyes started to tear up. "I… can't." At that, Caitlin started to cry. She tried to stop the tears, but they just kept falling. She couldn't stop thinking about everything bad that had happened to her. First her father, then Ronnie, and now this. Closing her eyes, and wished that things would get better, she wished that she had never been adopted, and that she had never lost anyone. She wished that she had never felt the feeling of loneliness.
Suddenly, she felt the warmth of someone's arms around her. She opened her eyes to find Julian wrapping her in his embrace. Her mind was against all of this. But in her heart, this was exactly what she yearned for.
"Julian?"
"Yes, Caitlin?"
"Do you mind staying here for a while?"
"Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere."
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