"There are more students this year." Shinah answered. "More fears...I can already feel some of the pains and worries...they're bad." He mumbled the last part, scratching the back of his head and looking down. Dr. Ferguson and Erik were the only teachers he let his emotions openly show to; his worries about losing control, or his walls not being strong enough.

[i]'Hello.'[/i] The voice cut passed his mental walls so easily it caused his eyes to widen and walls to drop for a second before flashes of fear reminded him to bring them back up even stronger. The throb behind his eyes showed him that that split second was enough.

"Oh, hey man what's up." He mumbled, rubbing at his eyes.