She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

236 Eminem’s Song

comforting.

Not that Scar wants to admit it, but this jerk has a really nice voice. Instead of the cleanness Alice's cute clear child's voice brings the lullaby, his hoarse voice gives it a more secure feeling. Magically, the manly power embedded in such a soft song somehow makes it more Maybe that's what the power a lullaby should have - the safety provided by parents.

"Hey, how are you feeling, little one?" Damian taps Scar's chin with a hooked finger ever so gently, and his voice echoes with something deeply hidden in Scar's memory, as if there was once a little boy whose voice shares only the tiniest bit feature of Damian's voice but the exact same tone when he looked down on her just like this and called her "little one".

The episode is over, but Scar's eyes remain wide open like a scared animal as too many memories and questions squeeze into her head trying to escape. The first one successfully barging out is-

"Who told you to use this song on me!"

Alice? Lilith? They both know about this, but at the same time, Scar doubts that any one of them would have had the chance to mention this to Damian when he is the last man on earth that Lilith would talk to. The last time Scar knew, Damian only tried to talk to Alice, and that was through hardship risking being arrested for kidnapping in a public park.

Who else knows? Silco.

knew Damian only as a famous face on the news. Besides, they

Some of the medical team Silco pulled together for Scar, but they all signed a strict confidentiality agreement on anything

take the right method without even a

next sentence wisely, Vanderbilt! How did you know how to help me?" Scar warns, glaring at Damian as all sorts of dark thoughts pass through her mind. Has he gotten through her medical team with money? Has

tone, "When I saw you on the ground, I just assumed it was because it was exactly how my friend's episodes looked!" "Yeah, sure, it's a panic attack, but that's not what I was asking! Why did you sing

because, I know

first aid for a panic attack, Damian blinks with confusion, "your breath was pausing so I couldn't risk using that time to take you to

eyes as Damian's answer burns

bush and answer me the real question: how did you know that song?! I

just the lullaby mom used to sing to me. It just came out in that moment. It was Eminem's song. Mom loved it." Scar blinks as

it

of the song is a lot alike Eminem's Mockingbird, but Scar felt that something was wrong the

that

original lyrics until she changed them into