Company, That's All That Matters [Sonackie Fan-Fic]

Tears Tell The Truth

Jackie
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Something about today feels off. Like it isn't right. And all I can feel is tears. Forming in my eyes, running down my cheeks, and dripping on the carpet in the bedroom. I'm curled up on the bed, by the window, staring outside. The outside world's become evil to me again. The last time I felt this was when my mother died. And I feel this way now because of something else that has scarred me.
My sister has been murdered.
All these years, I've told Sonic I was an only child. But I was lying. I had a sister. A Mobian sister. Her name was Briary. She was a sweet and loving girl, very popular with the boys, and friend to all. I was nothing compared to her. She always got the attention. She deserved it, though. Everything she got, she deserved. And what did I get? Physical abuse. Wounds. Scars. Cuts. Bruises.
There is no way I can tell Sonic about this. Not at all. He'll hate me, the way he did when I admitted to him about me not having any friends before I came to Mobius.
And that's when I hear a knock at the door.
Uh oh...
I quickly dry my tears as he walks in. He's smiling, as usual. I can never say no to his smile, for some reason. Something about it is so amazingly assertive, in a calm way. It for some reason makes me fall for him, every time.
"You okay?"
I force my head into a nod. "Yeah, why?"
He sits next to me, and I feel his arm wrapping around my shoulders. "You've been up here all afternoon. Something wrong?"
If I tell him I'm fine, he won't believe me. This guy can read my mind. He knows I'd be lying if I said I was fine. I have to tell him.
But I don't know how.
No. I shouldn't.
But he'll know if I say I'm okay.
What should I say?
"Jackie?"
I look at him. "Remember when I told you I was an only child?"
"Yeah, I know. I wish you did have a sibling though."
"I did, actually," I said. "An older sister."
He smiles again. "Why didn't you tell me? Can we meet her?"
"We can't."
His smile then drops. I know where this is going now. "Why not?"
"I just found out... she got stabbed... and she's dead now."
My body starts to shake. Even thinking about it is awful. Briary was the girl I looked up to. The girl I hoped to be.
But now that she's gone, I have no one to look up to.
I feel Sonic's arms wrapping around me, comforting me. Assuring me. "You can cry, you know. It's okay."
So I do. I let my tears out. I don't care where they fall anymore. I just need to release them from my system. His hand rubs up and down my back, occasionally patting it. I know he's trying to calm me, but it honestly isn't working.
Or is it? I'm starting to calm. How? Is this his calming?
I bury my face into his shoulder, with only my forehead visible now. And I feel his soft lips gently planting itself on it. He holds it for a few seconds before pulling back. I look up at him, my eyes red from the tears I just shed.
"Feel better?" he says.
"A little."
"I can stay here if you want."
I smile. I really do want him to stay. I just want his company; it always calms me.
"Please do."