#pain....

Caboose stared at the small human before them. confusion itched across their face as they tried to force memories to appear inside his head.

This person was familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen them or when he had seen them last. at first, Michael tried to play it cool and pretend that he remembered who they were, but with the little kids, he got the feeling he should be more honest. With adults, they were usually polite enough to go along with his obvious lying. Kids were more bluntly honest about these things.

" Have we met before? " was a sentence they hated to ask but found themselves asking a lot lately. The look on the kid's face made it worse. Caboose felt like he had been hit by an arrow. they averted their gaze and set their jaw into a frown. " I'm so sorry. I... don't mean to forget." he mumbled sheepishly as he held his head.

Exams have been stressful...