Everest
"I wanted you to have a good night. Your...award..." Pleading now, the paramedic feels his vision begin to swim again as his breathing increases. His sleeve is now covered in blue syrup, the stickiness of which feels as though it has sunk beneath his skin and affixed itself to his bones. He wants to shower and scream and scrub the back of his eyeballs.
"But it was a lie, Mateo." Ever sobs. "The last thing she ever heard, and it was a lie." Spittle has formed into little bubbles at the corners of Ever's mouth, but he hasn't the wherewithal to rub it away. Instead, he just hiccups against another sob. "I couldn't help her and I lied to her." Shivering, not because he was cold but because his body was going into shock, Ever's eyes begin to roll in drowsy circles.
"I'm so sorry." He sobs against Mateo.
"But it was a lie, Mateo." Ever sobs. "The last thing she ever heard, and it was a lie." Spittle has formed into little bubbles at the corners of Ever's mouth, but he hasn't the wherewithal to rub it away. Instead, he just hiccups against another sob. "I couldn't help her and I lied to her." Shivering, not because he was cold but because his body was going into shock, Ever's eyes begin to roll in drowsy circles.
"I'm so sorry." He sobs against Mateo.
even if i had to lose you to know you,
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
