"What are you doing?" Lucius asked, "Please don't tell me that's peroxide...." He said, eyeing the bottle I had in my hand.
I sighed. "Yes, Lucius, it's peroxide." He eyed me with fear and suddenly I felt guilty. "I have to. You know I have to." I said.
He swallowed, shaking, and said, "Yeah, just get it over with."