Instead, he leaned closer to Kisha, pulled her into his arms, and casually placed one palm over her eyes as though he were shielding her from the disgusting sight outside.
It looked as though he was simply teasing Keith by making sure Kisha didn't have to see the gore.
In truth, he absolutely was.
The message behind his childish little act was painfully obvious: 'Stop acting like such a sissy and toughen up.'
Kisha immediately understood what he was doing and couldn't help but giggle, deliberately playing along while Duke continued covering her eyes.
Keith, meanwhile, could only sit there in miserable silence, realizing that apparently not even his own family was going to have mercy on him.
The journey dragged on until it felt almost endless. Even Kisha eventually grew tired, and with Duke gently covering her eyes to shield them from the endless flashes of the road and the gore outside, she barely noticed when exhaustion finally overtook her.
