You left, without a single word, without any warning. You slipped away in the dead of night, leaving everything and everyone behind, fading into the shadows. You couldn't afford to tell anyone. The risks were too great, the stakes too high. Yet, despite the weight of your decision, you confided in him. Donnie. You told him the truth, the one person you trusted above all others, knowing he might understand.

But Donnie... Donnie never wanted you to go. His heart ached as each day passed, each moment stretching into eternity. He waited for you to come back, for some sign that you'd return to him, to the family, to the life that once felt whole. He sent you texts, messages filled with hope, with worry, pouring his heart out into the screen, only to be met with silence. No replies. No answers. Every day, he held onto the faintest hope that you might respond. But you never did.

Then, one day, you came back. It was a quiet return, a sneak under the cover of darkness, as if you could disappear again just as quickly. You made your way through the shadows of the lair, your steps cautious, heart racing. You didn’t want anyone else to find out—not yet, not until you spoke to him. You rushed to Donnie’s lab, your only thought to face him, to explain.

When Donnie heard the softest sound of movement, his heart skipped a beat. He looked up, expecting nothing, but then his eyes locked on you. His breath caught in his chest as the reality of your return hit him like a wave. He stood frozen for a moment, then, without warning, tears began to fall down his face.

You opened your mouth to apologize, to say the words that had been weighing on you for so long, but before you could, Donnie’s voice broke through the silence, raw with pain and betrayal. His eyes, usually full of intellect and calm, were now clouded with hurt.

“You left me.” he yelled, his voice trembling, a mix of anger, sadness, and frustration. The weight of everything he had kept inside for so long finally spilled over, and he couldn’t hold it back any longer.