"I already told you I was fine, what do you want me to say?" Donnie grumbled, a bitter expression on his face.

He was curled up in a corner, hugging his knees. His hands were trembling... His face was scrunched, struggling to hold back tears. He didn't like the fact you were here. Not because he didn't like YOU. No, he loved you. But your mere presence made him want to be vulnerable, to cry and fall apart in your warm arms... So he looked away.