Just how many scars are you hiding?

How on earth is this possible?

Ryan clutched his heart due to the extreme pain in his heart he was feeling. He felt as if he was suffocating. As if someone was ripping his heart and attacking his throat with needles. He could sense the lumps forming as he was unable to be able to breath properly. Tears threatening to fall when he heard footsteps and tried to quickly compose himself but failed miserably.

"Yes, even though you don't believe that short haired girl is me and those were my parents. I want to find their murderer. If you were to join me, there are more worse things which are disgusting to look at, do you think you will be able to handle this and yet stay rational? Think it over and give me an answer until tomorrow morning", Zsadin coldly explained it. Not revealing a trace of emotion, Zsadin moved ahead to walk out when Ryan held her hand, swung her around and hugged her. Zsadin didn't moved but didn't touch him either. Jacobs patted Ryan's back, "When I was shown all of this the first time, I cried for a long time and went into a serious depression. You are still doing good".

Ryan hugged her tighter, "Just how many scars are you hiding, huh?"

Zsadin looked at Jacobs and he seperated him from her. As soon as she left the room, Ryan started sobbing again, "From when did you get to know about this and how?"

"Well, after I joined the paramedics, Chief Lee had called me once. You remember when she was gone for almost three weeks and when she came back she had fractured some bones and had bruises all over her body? Chief had forced her to reveal it all to me when she was discharged. Man, I had got the biggest shock of my life....to imagine that poor child doing so much at that tender age. It still gets the best of me sometimes", Jacobs controlled himself.

"I don't want to wait till morning, I-"

"Ryan, things are sensitive and complicated. Think about it all-", Jacobs interrupted him.

"I am joining it. Good night". Ryan stood up and left.

Jacobs entered the main Hall and sat next to Zsadin. "He says he is joining it".

"Did you show him the other images?", Zsadin was too engrossed in staring at the door.

"Um...no. He says he doesn't need to know anything more", Jacobs sighed while Zsadin returned to her room.