There was silence for awhile and Hayden pulled her closer. Tatyana knew he wanted more, but it was nice that he hadn't pushed it. It at least allowed her to come to it in her own time. Opening up wasn't something she was good at. She had held in a lot in the last two years and hadn't trusted anyone. Part of her still balked at how quickly she was trusting the people here.
Tatyana put a hand on his shoulder. Even this felt weird - physical contact. "Sorry - trusting isn't easy for me." she eventually said. She closed her eyes and focused on Hayden's breathing. It was an odd comfort. "It was my dad. Two years ago." she said and the pain inside intensified.
"He taught me everything. Mom died when I was young so it was just us. When I needed help or guidance he was always there. He taught me martial arts. It was our thing. We trained together and everything. Then two years ago, he died in a car crash," she sniffled and wiped her eyes. "My world shattered then. I miss him."
She didn't go into the issues with the Vasilievs. Telling this much had made things hurt more. It was out and it was real now. "He's gone and he's never coming back." Tatyana felt like he had died all over again and that even talking about it seemed a betrayal. She didn't want to let him go.
Tatyana put a hand on his shoulder. Even this felt weird - physical contact. "Sorry - trusting isn't easy for me." she eventually said. She closed her eyes and focused on Hayden's breathing. It was an odd comfort. "It was my dad. Two years ago." she said and the pain inside intensified.
"He taught me everything. Mom died when I was young so it was just us. When I needed help or guidance he was always there. He taught me martial arts. It was our thing. We trained together and everything. Then two years ago, he died in a car crash," she sniffled and wiped her eyes. "My world shattered then. I miss him."
She didn't go into the issues with the Vasilievs. Telling this much had made things hurt more. It was out and it was real now. "He's gone and he's never coming back." Tatyana felt like he had died all over again and that even talking about it seemed a betrayal. She didn't want to let him go.