Luke fell in a crumpled heap on his 'bed', soft whimpers leaving him as he clutched at his nose, rocking back and forth as he hunched over. He kept asking himself the same question over and over. How could this have happened? He didn't want this for himself and yet he had brought it all down on his own. Wincing he grabbed the blanket, it having fallen off his body when he was held against the wall, and bit the fabric as he clenched his eyes shut. With one swift motion he cracked the broken bones in his nose back into position, a muffled scream leaving his lips before he collapsed onto his side, the blanket draped over the lower half of his body.
About a half hour later he heard the sound of footsteps entering the room, but he dared not look up. Blood had dried around his mouth, on his chin and under his nose and salty tear drops mixed in with it. He knew who it was, for it was only possible to be one person, but still reeling from the former incident he was unable to even attempt a remark. Even when he was told that dinner would be ready in two hours he said nothing, he simply lay there, body curled slightly and his lips parted just a bit.
It wasn't until another half hour passed that he spoke, this time though, his voice was softer, " No one's hit me before...."