The words are small and hollow - and in that moment, the dam shatters. He hugs the shirt he's holding to his chest like a security blanket, standing there terrified, knock-kneed, and hurt. Tears start to course down his face, as much as he wishes they would stop, for once. He just wants to be strong. To be brave.
Why, WHY does it never WORK?
"You - you DRAINED me. And you LEFT me there - I - I almost - I came so close to dying, Sarah, that I met the Reaper my first morning.
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The words are small and hollow - and in that moment, the dam shatters. He hugs the shirt he's holding to his chest like a security blanket, standing there terrified, knock-kneed, and hurt. Tears start to course down his face, as much as he wishes they would stop, for once. He just wants to be strong. To be brave.
Why, WHY does it never WORK?
"You - you DRAINED me. And you LEFT me there - I - I almost - I came so close to dying, Sarah, that I met the Reaper my first morning.
Why? Why would it be EASY?"