"I used to feel so alone..." yep that hit home. That whole conversation between Taryn and Justin against the bathroom door mirrored the depression for me during my abuse. Justin is maturing, recognizing that his history and abuse is building him to where he needs to be when the time comes just as he thought. Frankly, so is Taryn. I wouldn’t be at all surprised he is able to accept his circle completion in the prophecy easier than Justin will. He even asked Justin if Taryn would be one of those educated decisions. Actually, yes he would. In the end, it will be Taryn to be the one to break through Justin’s defenses and get him to finally understand what The Jewler sees in Justin and fulfill the prophecy.
As for the dream and circle and interaction with Alec, Justin will have to defeat him without fighting.
What makes me sad, is Taryn replying “My Savior, when in truth, I truly think it’ll be Justin that will cause Taryn to die. The irony here is not lost on me.
Ruby gave me a vibe of Jason Issacs..a bit of flair but reigned in like Col Tavington in The Patriot..cold and calculated still can’t act out against orders. Will he be the one who kills Rage? Hmm
That’s really it..why Dion is mad I mean. He won’t admit it, probably doesn’t even realize it, but he’s mad at himself. He’s blaming himself for Dylan’s death.
BINGO! To me this whole visit feels like The Empire Strikes Back and everyone’s initial stay at the Cloud City before they find Vader had already compromised the location as a trap. Something doesn’t sit right and frankly, the boys have missed the alarm bells, although not entirely. More as if they’re deaf but see the flashing alarms not knowing they’re supposed to be blaring too to GTFO.
Grieving is such a motherfucker. I know it all too well. I can’t help but cry reading this chapter. I recognize the stages, especially in Dion, Justin, Bryson, and Rain. The denial, the anger, …the guilt.😭 Through it all, it’s the guilt that’s the worst. God it sucks. So powerful it is.although, I half wonder if Justin couldn’t try to heal Dylan. But ..sigh..I don’t know. More false hope maybe.
This was a very important reconnecting outing for Justin and Taryn. They understand each other on a much deeper level now. This will be important later I feel
It’s true that Trevor is hard to trust and he’s definitely made himself a bit hated and with good reason for Justin to not trust him. But, everyone else in the lot hasn’t shown any reason not to trust him. So while this is a bit random and out of character for him to be so patient with Justin, it might be the side of him at his core that has kept him around at the lot. The only thing that bothers me about the exchange is that he clearly knows more than he’s letting on about Justin. He also isn’t divulging any history that’d be used regarding Taryn or Alec. Is his involvement there deeper than he’s willing to share? I wonder. Jeremy’s arrival is random and the news he brings only makes the history between Taryn and Trevor more mysterious. The news also makes the time even shorter for Justin.
I’m glad Justin and Rain sorta called a truce. That pissing contest is stupid. That said, she was right ..and so is he. She’s trying to act as an attention seeking bitch but I don’t buy it. It’s a ruse. It’s selfish and stupid.