Camery just stared at him after a moment, her brows pinched tightly together. What was she supposed to do? He wasn't talking to her. She sort of leaned over him, trying to find his face. "Something is wrong," she murmured. "You gotta tell me," she whispered.

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Camery drew in a soft breath, trying to calm herself down. This was... frustrating. He needed to talk to her, or she couldn't help. "Malakai, you're crying. Something is wrong," she breathed gently. She sort of put a soft hand on his cheek, gently asking him to look at her. "Please talk to me."

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Camery pulled her hand away when he flinched, and shook her head, moving to sit up slightly, keeping a hand on his shoulder. She wasn't gonna be able to help him like this. She sighed softly, her thumb moving gently across his skin. "Don't be sorry," she whispered. She didn't know what was wronf... but she wasn't going to stress herself out too much, especially if she wasn't gonna get anything out of him about all this.

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Camery kept a hand on his shoulder, although when it all started getting worse, all she could think to do was curl up behind him wrap a hand softly around his stomach. She pressed her forehad into his back. "You're alright, babe," she murmured quietly.

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Cam just sat there with him for as long as she could, although when he moved to hug onto her, she couldn't help but squeeze him a little tighter. She ran a hand up into his hair, drawing soft patterns across his scalp as he cried.

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