"I did try," Kyle yelled, voice scraping over the words. His eyes burned and he pressed his palms to the sockets, much the same way Robin did the other night, and took a few settling breaths.

"I tried everything. Everything I could think of to be there and you wouldn't let me. You wouldn't let me in. And nobody wants to hear about horrible things that happen to people they love, but I would've listened anyway. If I'd thought you wanted me to, I would have listened."