Everest
'Okay, well it isn't on fire. I'm okay, and so are you.' Ever whispers back as quickly as he can, before the bartender is ushering them down the hall. "This is the best." Cara wheezes, too drunk to appreciate the atmosphere at all such that she's able to sail breezily through the horror.
Oh, but it isn't the best. Not at all.
"Hey, why don't you two go and get your drinks?" He says to Cara, stopping protectively before Mateo and offering the woman at his side a smile. "I'm just going to have Mateo fix my makeup." "But..your makeup looks fine?" Having no ability to persuade the way Mateo did, Ever is left staring blankly at Cara for long enough that she simply gives up and nods.
Glancing over his shoulder Ever can see that a puddle of red light at the end of the hall is actually the glow from an EXIT sign. "Come on, let's get some air." He suggests, wrapping an arm around Mateo's shoulders. "There's nothing here except me and you, okay?"
Oh, but it isn't the best. Not at all.
"Hey, why don't you two go and get your drinks?" He says to Cara, stopping protectively before Mateo and offering the woman at his side a smile. "I'm just going to have Mateo fix my makeup." "But..your makeup looks fine?" Having no ability to persuade the way Mateo did, Ever is left staring blankly at Cara for long enough that she simply gives up and nods.
Glancing over his shoulder Ever can see that a puddle of red light at the end of the hall is actually the glow from an EXIT sign. "Come on, let's get some air." He suggests, wrapping an arm around Mateo's shoulders. "There's nothing here except me and you, okay?"
I was a dead man walking,
with bloodshot eyes—right place, wrong time.
with bloodshot eyes—right place, wrong time.
