Tord tore his gaze from the scene unfolding before us. The light started to dim as it faded from view leaving a white space. Tord marched out slamming the door behind him. Anger fleeing from the scene as a new wave of sorrow became present in the room. I heard the echoing sound bounce off the walls. I steadily walked over to the door. I felt restrained as if something was holding me back from it. I placed my hand on the frame sighing, I found with such strangeness that this time. I had hesitated to speak his name.
"Tord.." i called out softly.
I heard a slight muffled cry that sounded like his face was shoved into a jacket. I pressed my back against the door speaking my mind once more.
"What was that..." i asked, a little bit confused by the recent events played before my eyes.
"That is the reason i'm never welcomed at home.." the door muffled his voice a little but i could hear the pain that lied beneath them.
"What happened" i asked calmly sliding down the door until my back was pressed up against it and my knees were up. I rested my hands around my legs pulling them closer.
I heard a sigh come from behind the door as a shape slumped against it.
"I think it was less than 4- or 5 years ago. I was crazy with power. I had built that robot a long time ago. I returned to take it away and found something i'd realized i'd missed. Friends... I decidedly took the robot back telling them. The exact words, 'no what would i need friends for'." His voice broke off near the last bit. His words were choked as he fought to speak.
"Those words haunt me every day. Those looks on their faces are seen in my nightmares. I was wrong. I did wrong! And the worst part of it all, if it can get any worse, is i can never atone for what i did. Never apologize enough. No amount of sorry can ever fix my mistake." I buried my face within Tord's jacket. It comforted me in this time of confusion.
"And even still, i try to apologize and make right what i did." He paused for a minute as if hesitant about what he was going to say next.
"A- and you, you were the one, one good thing that ever happened to me. And I, I, I don't wanna lose you."
"I'm sorry,
I'm sorry
I'm sorry
I'm sorry
"I'm sorry" and those words ricocheted throughout the twisted mind- space.
But Tord was right. No amount of sorry's could ever fix what he'd done.

Well well well well well.....
look what we have here.
I looked up, no one there, can i never be rid of him.
Looking for someone..
I stood up facing the door, where are you, I thought. Hate suppressing itself through knowing i did not want to deal with him right now.
Right here princess
I whirled around finding myself face to face with infamous Eduardo.
"Well, look what the cat dragged in" I replied bitterly, venom seething through my teeth.
"Well this certainly is a laugh, even after you've seen what he's done you still take his side"
I stared back at the closed door.
"Why don't we invite him in!!" A smile grazed upon Eduardo's face. The door swung open my way causing Tord to fall backward from where he originally was against the door. He stared confused before jumping and grabbing my hand. He pulled me away from Eduardo gritting his teeth as he did so.
"What do you want" the words were squeezed through his pursed lips.
"What no, hello after all this time it's the least you could do after all you've done" as the phrase started out nice, poison spread through the rest infecting the air around us.
"You don't even deserve a hello after all you've done." Tord shot back frustration weaving its way through his veins.
Eduardo clenched his teeth, anger spreading through him like wildfire. A bubble about to pop, and Tord was the needle hanging over it.
"Well at least now i can finally finish what you've begun..." He reached inside his pocket only to bring out a gun.
"And eye for an eye, a arm for a leg. A friend, for a friend" he cocked the gun back. In a moment i knew exactly what i had to do.
I leapt in front of Tord.
"Even after the truth comes out and everything that's happened!! You still side with him..." he was seething now. His eyebrows knit together crossing over his frustrated eyes.
"Why can't you just hate him the way i do!!" He put his finger on the trigger," now step aside!"
"No! " i called out in defiance.
"Shooting me or shooting Tord isn't gonna make things better! It isn't gonna bring John back!!" I screamed at him.
Something, when i spoke John's name, something faltered in Eduardo's facial expressions. His eyes showed such pain. I almost felt bad, almost could just forgive him for what he'd done.
"Maybe not, but it will sure make me feel a hella lot better." He frowned doubting in his attempts. I shut my eyes tight waiting for a shot to be fired. The sound never came. I opened one eye tentatively. Tears seeped frown Eduardo's face. His lips quivered and his voice shook.
"He, he killed my best friend..." the gun dropped out of his hand as he collapsed to his knees. Desperately trying to stop the endless tears that covered his face.
I glanced up at Tord from where he stood behind me. Shocked and confused he stared at me.
"He's right, i killed that poor man, and i've done nothing to be punished for it.. i deserve to die..." he choked out, tears forming into his eyes making them redden.
"No one deserves to die Tord." I glanced down at Eduardo.
"Not even him."
Tord looked from Eduardo then back to me.
"And neither did John..."