Danilo
I believed the shock mirrored on Dove's face matched my own as we both stared at Benecio. I had never heard such a full and mature sentence from him in my life except for when it was from my dreams. That just showed how unattainable his apologies were.
And I meant heartfelt, where he showed actual remorse instead of the ones where he manipulated you just to get the next best thing. I could tell that he wasn't doing this just for show. He had mentioned apologizing to Zahi before but I was never sure if he would actually do it.
I had apologized to him on my own for his behavior as soon as I found out Dove was the boy he had hurt. He knew that I would never condone it therefore he understood and accepted it. However I was pleased that he had manned up and done the right thing. No matter how uncomfortable it was.
That gave me a little bit of hope that the day, whenever it may be, that I let him know about Dove and I it would be received well.
Hopefully.
