My boyfriend is a little spider

"Peter, you can wake up! It's time to get up and have lunch!"

Peter, who was called by his name, opened his eyes suddenly, and sat up from the bed like an instinctive reaction.The brown-haired boy's hair was disheveled, and he looked dazed and stupid, staring blankly at Aunt Mei who opened the bedroom door in front of him.

"May?" Peter was still in a daze.

"It's me." Mei shrugged, "Although today is the weekend, it's already noon. My child, it's time for you to get up when you sleep late. Lunch is already ready. Get up and eat quickly. In addition, your body There's still a distinct smell of booze, and you need a shower, Peter."

After speaking, Mei stopped staring at Peter, leaving Peter alone in the room who couldn't react.

Peter frowned and scratched his messy hair, looking at his room strangely.

His memory is clearly still... At the party, why did he suddenly wake up at home?

Peter started remembering what happened at the party last night, he remembered that Triton was a little late, he remembered that he beat Nick at the BeerPong game, he remembered that he had a beer for Triton and then he had some alcohol He remembered that when he went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, Terry came to him, and then they held hands for the first time and... kissed.

He still remembers—

Recalling this, Peter, who was stuck in his mind for a moment, could hardly think about it anymore.

Terry kissed me?

Terry kissed me!

God, did that really happen?

Or is it just me being drunk, a figment of my imagination, or am I just dreaming?

In the end, is it true?

The confused Peter even began to doubt his own memory at this moment, and his heart beat uncontrollably again.And he felt that he was still in a state of drunkenness, the thoughts in his head were still messed up, and his face was still hot.

"How did you make me like you so much?"

Peter remembered that the blond boy held his hand and said to him with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Peter Pan, can you like me more?"

Triton's gaze was extremely focused, and his bewildered and drunken face was clearly reflected in those beautiful blue eyes like a mirror.

It's too foul.

Peter now recalled what Triton said last night, and felt that the boy was really too foul.Terry Tong clearly knew that he possessed the beauty enough to make everyone fall in love, but he still wanted to say such touching words. Every look and every word of the blond boy seemed to be in the right place. Peter's softest heart.

"Do you remember tomorrow?"

Peter remembered, he thought, he remembered well.

He can now recall the details in his memory. He remembers that the boy's hands were cool and extremely delicate. He remembers that when the boy approached him, his long eyelashes drooped slightly to cover up the soul-stirring sea-like eyes in his eyes. Water color, he remembers the soft touch of the blond boy's lips, he remembers his helpless stiffness and a turbulent explosion in his chest...

There is always an instinctive line of defense between people.

But facing Triton, Peter's defense seemed to collapse from the very beginning.

When Peter has no resistance to let Triton reside in his heart, Triton still has a way to make his heart seem to be no longer his.Peter also knew that he himself had willingly given Triton his heart, or had already given it.

Later, Peter remembered that Flora and Janice happened to catch him and Triton kissing, and Triton wanted them to keep it a secret.

"I want to hide my Peter Pan for a while longer."

In fact, Peter did not understand what Triton meant.Listening to Triton's tone, it seems...he is the boy that Triton is hiding now, and it seems that he is a treasure that Triton secretly hid in private because he doesn't want others to covet him.

Peter didn't want to think about the meaning of Terry's words, his mind was full of——

He and Triton!first!Kissed!

The first kiss of a teenager, the greenness and beauty of youthful love, is always accompanied by restless excitement.

Now that Peter finally reacted, his whole body was in a state of chaos that exploded in an instant, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed while he was fiery and excited.Yes, the little spider felt that his reaction last night was too stupid.He didn't react to anything, and after kissing Terry, he was like a fool whose soul was taken away, and then he followed Terry away dully.

He remembered sitting next to Triton, and then he, he, just like that on the sofa... fell asleep! ?

At this time, Peter was crazily condemning and reflecting on himself in his heart. He felt that his performance in the love special answer sheet was completely zero.Thanks to Triton's forced help, otherwise Peter really doesn't know who else would fall in love with someone like him who doesn't know how to behave at all.

"Mei..." When Peter quickly took a shower and walked to the dining table, seeing Aunt Mei suddenly became a little uneasy.

Mei also saw that little Peter showed a nervous expression, as if he was afraid of being blamed by her for coming home drunk last night.

"Come on, tell me the truth, how much did you drink last night?" Mei didn't want to blame little Peter for this kind of thing, but she still wanted to make sure and remind Peter not to indulge too much in partying and alcohol .

"Probably, two bottles of beer." Peter said frankly.

"Then you're so drunk?" Mei showed a shocked expression, "You look like you drank twenty bottles."

"That's all I drank." Peter said helplessly, "I'm not drunk, I just fell asleep at the party."

Mei believes that Peter will not deceive herself about this kind of thing, which means that her little Peter really can't drink.

"Peter, you're just drunk." Mei pointed out sharply, "Your drinking capacity is too bad, right? You're Spider-Man."

"Spiderman, it has nothing to do with alcohol consumption." Peter defended himself.

Although Little Spider also thought that his special constitution would make him immune to alcohol to a large extent, but the reality proved that there was no connection between the two.

Now that he knew that little Peter didn't drink too much at the party and behaved well when he fell asleep, Mei didn't need to take special care of her.

"Did you have fun at the party?" Mei was actually more concerned about this. She naturally knew that Peter hadn't attended a party much before, and even if he went to a party, little Peter didn't seem very happy after returning home. look.Although May has always been proud of Peter, but selfishly speaking, compared to a hero who throws himself into danger without hesitation, May always hopes that Peter can spend more time enjoying the life of ordinary high school students, studying, activities, parties and love... instead of , only Spider-Man.

"It's... very happy." Peter said honestly.

Probably because he beat Nick in the BeerPong game in front of his classmates.Although it was just a drinking game, Peter, who won, had to admit that he would also feel a sense of swell, and he also felt that he had a long face.

Also, Peter was always happy when he was with Terry.

Especially - he and Triton held hands and kissed for the first time.

"Yes, did Mr. Hogan send me back?" In order not to let himself think about it again, and to show a blushing and shy expression in front of May to expose what happened last night, Peter quickly restrained himself. Thoughts, hastily changed the subject.

"If you're talking about the muscular-looking man in the suit, then yes." May nodded.

"Then did you see Triton too?" Peter asked cautiously and tentatively.

May looked at Peter with some amusement. She knew that Peter wanted to know how she felt about Triton.

"I saw Terry." Mei raised her eyebrows and nodded. "He's even more handsome than he looks in the photo, and he's also very enthusiastic."

Peter was glad to hear May say that, and he certainly hoped that his kin, Aunt May, would like Triton too.

"But..." Mei suddenly turned around again.

"But what?" Peter became nervous again in an instant.

"Peter, you know, because you hurt Triton before, so you accepted the responsibility to take care of and protect Triton. What's more, you still attach so much importance to liking this boy now, you have an even more obligation to take care of him He is dead, and Triton is still so good-looking and popular." Mei asked with a smile, "But now, why do you still need Triton to send you home drunk?"

Peter was silent in a complicated way, and he suddenly had a feeling that "I am nothing but studying".

Apart from Spider-Man, perhaps becoming Triton's learning tool is already his crowning achievement.

"...I know, I overestimated my own drinking capacity." Peter was also very annoyed, he didn't expect that his bravery and vigor would be defeated by two bottles of beer.Peter was also condemning himself, finally had the opportunity to show himself in front of Triton, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye.It is still necessary for Terry to ask his second uncle to send him home, and the uncle and second uncle may feel that he is even more unreliable.

After lunch, Peter wanted to call Triton, but he didn't know what to say.It was the weekend, and Peter thought maybe he should ask Triton if he had time to hang out?

Is this a date?

While Peter was walking back and forth in the bedroom nervously, thinking about it, Triton's phone call happened to come in.

"Peter Pan, have you had lunch yet?"

As soon as he heard Triton's voice, Peter felt his heart fly in an instant.

"Yes, I've already eaten." Peter subconsciously replied immediately.

But Peter changed his mind and suddenly regretted it. What if Triton's call was to ask him to go out to lunch?

He should have thought more before answering!

"Do you remember what happened last night?" Triton continued, with a smile in his voice.

"...Yes, I remember." Peter said with some difficulty.

"What do you remember? Remember when I kissed you?" Triton continued.

Forced memory is the most fatal.

Peter felt his face burn again.

It took a while for the alcohol to get on top, but it only took a second for Triton to get Peter on top.

"Peter, I have some work this weekend, that is, these two days." Triton didn't want Peter's answer, "I just want to tell you that I'm not in New York, so don't come here to find me. It may not be possible to contact me."

Peter froze for a moment in surprise, and then asked, "What kind of job?"

"Keep it a secret for now." Triton didn't want to tell Peter, "You will find out later, it will be a pleasant surprise."

The follow-up plot of "Survivor" must be kept secret, the new microfilm produced by the school film club must be kept secret, and the current work is kept secret again. Peter realized that Triton seemed to have many surprises waiting for him to discover.

Since Triton said it was a surprise, Peter naturally looked forward to it.

"How do you feel, it seems that there are already many surprises waiting for me?" Peter asked with a smile.

"I still hide a lot of secrets. As for whether it is a surprise or not, I don't know."

But Triton said something that surprised Peter during the call... a lot of secrets?

"However, I gave you a hint."

"What hint?" Peter didn't react for a moment, and then felt that he had overlooked something inadvertently.

"This requires the clever Peter Pan to explore by himself." Triton said with a chuckle on the phone.

Because Triton is not in New York, Peter's "dating plan" that he had been thinking about must have failed.In this case, Peter naturally devoted himself to the career line of his New York neighbor Spider-Man.At a later date, Ham called Peter to talk to him about the two of them doing LiveReaction on "Survivor" on YouTube.

"Is the ninth episode of Survivor going to be uploaded?"

Knowing that the next episode of Terry's film assignment will be released soon, Peter is naturally looking forward to it.

"Yes, I just saw the trailer on their official Instagram, saying that it will be uploaded to YouTube at seven o'clock tonight." Ham has also been looking forward to and preparing for this for a long time, "Peter, this means that we will immediately Get ready!"

"Prepare, what do you need to prepare?" Peter didn't understand what he needed to prepare.

All in all, Peter rushed to Ham's house at five o'clock at Ham's urging.

It was only then that Peter discovered that Ham was really serious about this LiveReaction. He had also come to Ham's home group to study before, and Ham's bedroom used to be a standard messy teenager's room.But now, Ham’s bedroom is very clean and tidy. Ham has bought and placed all the equipment needed for shooting, even the audio system is newly bought, and Ham is very familiar with Peter on how to operate it. Seriously told it from beginning to end.

"Almost, I understand." Peter frowned, "But, why is the name of our channel called Iron Spider?"

"I didn't know what to name at the time, and then I suddenly remembered, I know you like Spider-Man, and I like Iron Man, so it just fits Iron Spider Iron Spider, isn't it cool?" nice name.

"...I'm a little worried that Iron Man will feel that we are infringing." Peter said hesitantly.

After all, he appeared on this channel, and then Iron Man happened to see it, and he used the name of Iron Spider, and then Uncle Triton picked on him because he didn't like him, saying that he didn't want to see his glorious name What to do with the little spider?

"Peter, don't be funny." Ham laughed, just thinking that this was Peter's sudden humor, "Why would Iron Man care about such a small thing? According to what you said, wouldn't Spider-Man also feel that we are infringing?" ?”

"..." Little Spider was really worried, but no one seemed to understand his inexplicable and complicated worries.

"Okay, let's talk about what we want to say when the time comes for the live broadcast." Ham continued.

"Isn't this the reaction at the recording site? Why do we need to prepare... lines?" Peter asked incomprehensibly.

"Of course we have to prepare!" Ham nodded plausibly, "If we suddenly ran out of words and got stuck while watching, wouldn't it be embarrassing. At least we should think of some words of praise. I've seen it, fans. We all love to hear bloggers praise Triton, the more beautiful the praise, the higher the number of views, the more likely we will get more popularity and comments."

The rule that Ham summed up is——

Whoever blows more colorful rainbow farts will have a more lively channel.

"Peter, you and I are both excellent high school students full of wisdom in Midtown High School. We should also reflect our level in the performance of LiveReaction." Ham said solemnly, "You have also seen many Right? Some bloggers just say fuck to express their feelings, but we are different from them, we have to try our best to express it with words.”

Peter realized that Ham was much more serious about this LiveReaction than he had imagined.

"Actually, I'm not very good at this." Ham's seriousness and meticulousness made Peter feel a little embarrassed, and he was worried that his performance would slow down Ham.

"Peter, it's okay. I'm grateful that you can help me and record this video with me." Ham didn't want Peter to feel pressured by this, and said in a relaxed tone, "Just stay with me, you You can say whatever you want.”

Ham also bought pizza in advance, and chatted with Peter about some topics until nearly seven o'clock.

everything's ready.

After a brief "Steel Spider" channel introduction and self-introduction, LiveReaction officially started.

"It's started!" Ham took a deep breath, and then solemnly opened the ninth episode of Survivor, which was just updated on YouTube, "Oh my god, I feel very nervous and looking forward to it now. What happens in an episode. Okay, first, let's look at the duration, 8, 36 minutes and [-] seconds, which is fine and not too short."

"I think it is almost certain that at the end of the eighth episode, Sean committed suicide to save Sarah, and then the time will go back to the first 5 minutes, and Sarah will be successfully saved. But I just don't know , the beginning of the ninth episode, where will it start." Ham first analyzed in this way, and then he looked strangely at the silent black that appeared after the opening title of the ninth episode.

"Black?" Ham asked suspiciously, "Do you want to express something?"

The screen was plunged into pitch black, but if you look closely, it is not absolute black, but flowing black, like countless black mist covering the world in front of you.The black mist drifted aimlessly, and at the same time, Peter and Ham heard countless "Shawn" uttered from different men and women.From contemptuous and mocking tones with laughter, to shocked murmurs and frightened shouts, to tones full of gratitude and warmth, to cries of remorse or pain.

"This is obviously the voice of the other five people calling Sean." Ham suddenly understood something, and said, "It can be clearly felt that from the first to the eighth episode, Albert, Palmer, Sarah , Roy, Nora, their voices calling Sean have changed, and their views and emotions towards Sean have also changed accordingly."

- "Sean".

The last "Xiao En" was a young boy's voice as clear and gentle as clear water.

Peter's heart skipped a beat.

"This is Triton's voice!" Peter said immediately in response.

He clearly remembered that this was the "Sean" that Triton called out at the end of the first episode.

"Yes, it's the ninth episode, and Sean never said a word." Ham nodded, and then Peter said, "Except that Sean said the word "Shawn" at the end of the first episode." Just introduced my name. "

The black mist gradually dissipated, and the flawless profile of the blond boy appeared in the camera. Those gray-blue eyes were neither sad nor happy, just looking into the distance without focus.The camera gradually zoomed out, and there were five other students standing in front of the boy, including Sarah who was not injured but had red eyes.This scene undoubtedly represents that in order to save Sarah, Sean died again, and time went back again.

"At this point of view, there is a sense of opposition." Ham commented on this scene, "They used to be such a group, and Sean just shrank aside and looked at them enviously. Later, because of Sean's sacrifice, they merged into one group. For a collective, but now invisibly separated because of Sean's sacrifice."

On the screen, the five students looked at Sean with unfamiliar eyes, as if they had just met Sean at this time.In other words, these students have all realized what kind of tragic fate Sean has silently endured for them.

Shock, guilt, sadness, remorse, guilt... Countless complex emotions gathered in the eyes of these students, and finally turned into dead silence.Each of them had been saved by Sean, and they all owed their lives to Sean. They thought Sean knew nothing about it, and they were lucky.However, the cruel truth is that Sean knows everything and remembers everything.

Each of them knew Xiao En's kindness, but they never thought that this young man's kindness was based on his cruelty to himself.

Recalling Sean's death again and again, they all felt that they didn't have the courage to look directly into the boy's eyes.

"Why did you never say...you remember, what happened before, everything?"

Albert finally broke the silence, walked up to Sean, gritted his teeth and looked directly at the boy, even this seemed to take his courage.This question is not only what the five students in the video want to ask, but also what countless viewers outside the video want to know.

Sean just stared at Albert, his eyes clearly reflected Albert's face.

"I know! You can talk, Sean!" Albert yelled anxiously, "You tell me, I can understand!"

Until now, these students finally faced up to Sean's illness.Although Sean suffers from motor aphasia, it's not that he can't speak, it's just that the confusing words he speaks make it difficult to form complete sentences and be difficult for others to understand.These students wanted to listen very much at this time, and Sean told his inner thoughts.

However, the blond boy did not speak, his face was extremely calm.

From Sean's eyes, Peter only saw the desolation in his heart.

"It's too late, Sean has completely closed himself at this time." Ham frowned and said, "Before, they had countless opportunities to choose to listen to Sean's voice patiently, but they never paid attention to it." , it's too late now."

The students who had never wanted to listen to Xiao En's heart before would no longer be able to understand the boy's inner thoughts.

Peter couldn't help but recall the look in Sean's eyes at the end of the first episode, and the way Sean's eyes look at this moment.

There used to be light in Sean's eyes, but now Sean's eyes...are only dim.

But Sean still pursed his lips and smiled, then shook his head, as if to say "it's okay".

"Oh, God, Sean still smiled at them! He's so kind!" Ham said angrily, "If it was me, I would never save them! I will go out alone! No matter what they are Death is life!"

"I'm sorry, Sean." Sarah ran up to Sean with tears on her face. The girl seemed to be bearing a huge psychological burden, which made her cry uncontrollably, "Thank you for saving me, and again Saved me. But, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."

The girl's crying made everyone seem to be unable to lift their heads up, and the sound of apology was like the condemnation in their hearts. The guilt and guilt that had been suppressed and concealed for a long time seemed to be overwhelming these young students. overwhelmed.

"Can you forgive me?" Sarah, who was full of tears, held Sean's hand tightly in a panic. The girl's eyes were full of longing and pleading, "Shawn, can you forgive us?"

Sean stared at Sarah calmly. He didn't nod or shake his head, as if he was lost in thought.

forgive me?

At the price of life, what is exchanged again and again is the opportunity to forgive others?

"I actually think that I can understand Sean's thoughts. Why does he pretend to know nothing after dying again and again in order to save others." Ham said at this time, "I have thought about this issue for a long time. We all I know, Sean is very kind, but he is willing to give for his friends is one thing, but being used is another thing. Sean is willing to give himself, willing to sacrifice for his friends as if nothing happened, but He's a little scared -- he's afraid he'll be used as a tool."

Peter turned to look at Ham in a daze.

"Peter, do you understand?" Ham realized that Peter didn't seem to understand, and explained directly to Peter, "That is, Sean can choose to sacrifice his life to save Sarah, but he is unwilling. Pull, and was killed by Palmer."

"Well, this may sound a bit complicated." Ham also felt that his explanation was a bit difficult to understand, "Anyway, it means that Sean has always been voluntarily sacrificing, and he hopes to get something in return, whether it is acceptance or not." Or be grateful. If he doesn't remember his own death, then he never really died. But if he acts like he remembers everything, he's afraid that his sacrifice after sacrifice will be taken for granted later on. Like It was Palmer's one incident that saw his life as a tool to avoid death."

Peter felt a little dazed, and nodded hesitantly.

"I promise, this kind of thing won't happen again." Albert's voice broke in suddenly, the boy's eyes were also red, and his voice was full of determination.He also seemed to understand Sean's thoughts, and said in a deep voice like an oath, "Sean, I will protect you, and I will protect everyone. We will definitely be able to leave here together and return to our original world." go."

"If Albert could protect everyone, he wouldn't let Sean die one after another." Peter said angrily.

Albert, who was a fighter and a protector, never played a key role.

"That's what I said, but Albert is the character that changed my mind the most and is pleasing to the eye." Ham nodded in agreement, but also added his own thoughts, "Although this muscular boy mocked Sean for being the most conceited at the beginning. The one, but after that he did try to protect Sean as much as he could, and he seemed to have a lot more conscience than the other four."

Sean in the video still didn't speak, he just stretched out his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Sarah's eyes, as if silently comforting her.Then, the blond boy glanced across everyone quietly, then looked at Albert, nodded with a smile.

"Let's get out of here together."

This is what Sean's eyes conveyed.

This is also the forgiveness Sean gave them, as always tolerant.

However, none of them breathed a sigh of relief or smiled. They all knew in their hearts that from the moment the cruel truth was revealed, everything could no longer be disguised, and it was even more irreversible. Kindness does not come from sincerity.

The laughter and laughter that used to be in this maze-like forest now only remains a heavy silence.

The six of them followed Roy's direction silently and found a cave.This is Roy's ability, which guided them to the "final exit". Finally, at this moment, the faces of the boys and girls showed a look of joy and excitement.

But when they entered the cave, they saw two forked tunnels, each of which hoped for darkness.At this time, the floor of the cave suddenly burned, and the ashes-like writing appeared strangely-"One leads to life, and the other leads to death."

This is the last hurdle, and it is also the last two roads that the students will face.

However, none of them knew which path was the way to life.

Roy couldn't see what was at the end of the tunnel, and no human ability was useful at this moment.

Everyone was silent at this moment. They lowered their heads and said nothing, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Peter, I have a bad feeling." Ham bit his finger and looked at Peter nervously.

"Me too." Peter thought so too.

Palmer looked up suddenly, his eyes struggling but he spoke.

"Since I'm already a villain who committed murder before, I'll just say it straight." Palmer took a deep breath and clenched his hands tremblingly into fists, "Sean, you can find the way for us once." Is it? This is the last time."

"Palmer!" Albert stood up angrily, grabbed Palmer's collar tightly with both hands, and lifted him directly to the wall of the cave, "Do you know what you are talking about! We Didn’t you promise before that such a thing would never happen again!”

"Since you don't want to be this villain, I'm the only one who will speak!" Palmer's emotions were instantly aroused, "Do you think I want to speak this way! Do you think I don't know what you are thinking when you are silent? ! We have reached the final level! This is the last, we are only one step away from the original world, the original life!"

Everyone silently stared at Palmer, whose eyes were red, and his eyes were full of punctured shaking.

"Who of us has the ability to judge which of these two roads is the way of life and which one is the way of death? Only Sean can. Sean only needs to explore the road once, then everything will be clear, and we can all survive, right? Do you?" Palmer stretched out his hand and pushed Albert away, "Albert, omnipotent warrior, tell me you have other ways?"

"You're not afraid, are you? Go in by yourself!" Palmer shouted, pointing to the tunnel, "Do you dare?"

Albert's eyes hesitated and dodged.

Albert, who has acquired the ability of a warrior, has great courage to face danger, but he does not have enough courage to face death.

"Sean, I admit that I am sorry for you, and I will never be able to make up for the mistakes and hurts I have done to you." Palmer said directly to Sean, "but I ask you to save us one last time. You have not been saving us all the time. Us? This is the last time."

"Palmer is shameless!" Ham roared angrily, "How dare he say such a thing!"

Peter also showed an angry look.

"Sean, we... have come here." Nora was also moved by Palmer's words, she walked up to Sean and whispered, "Didn't we agree to go out together? ? We are short, the last step."

"She said it nicely?" Ham's face was distorted by Nora's words, "Why didn't I see that Nora is such a bitch before, and it's so natural to push others to death."

Peter remained silent, his eyes fixed on Sean's face.

The kindness of this young man finally brought about the ending that he least wanted to see——

The ability he obtained from the God of Death card was finally reduced to a tool used by everyone.

Sarah curled up and bowed her head. She didn't say a word, but it also represented an attitude.

"There is no better way." Roy didn't dare to look directly at Sean, and said with evasive eyes, "Otherwise, we will go out in two ways, and at least half of the people will survive. If we want to act together, only We can walk out together only if we know which way leads to life. Otherwise, we... die together."

"Sean! We've come this far!" Palmer couldn't hold on to this tormenting psychological torture. He looked at Sean pleadingly, and there was even a deranged extreme and pathological look in his eyes, "I Don’t want to die, no one wants to die! You are our savior, only you can take us all out alive! When we leave here, we will give you whatever you want, okay!”

There was still no wave in Sean's eyes, but his eyes finally fell on Albert.

"He's waiting for Albert's answer." Peter murmured.

"Please, Albert." Ham said nervously, "You must stand by Sean's side!"

Albert stood stiffly on the spot, but the young man's strong body trembled slightly for some unknown reason.

Everyone was watching Albert's speech, and Sean was also watching Albert.

Anyone can see that Albert is suffering from pain in his heart at this moment... His desire to protect Sean is true, his promise to protect everyone is true, and he wants to get out alive belief is also true.

Already, come to this step.

Hope is at hand.

The final checkpoint.

"Shawn, I'm sorry."

Albert's lips moved,