[She stiffens when he looks at her, looking and feeling like she had done something wrong. Had she moved? Had she breathed? Those pangs of guilt when their eyes meet and she can see the pain within them are strong enough to send a sob tumbling out of her, but she can't bring her feet to carry her to him. No matter how badly she wants to hold him and promise him that she will keep him safe, she remains paralyzed.
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That is, until he collapses, and all of that goes out the window for all of two seconds. She rushes forward, tripping over herself when she remembers his voice, his words...
"You're burning me—"
She hits the edge of the bed to stop herself, coughing when she loses some air in her lungs, and drops to her knees.]
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That is, until he collapses, and all of that goes out the window for all of two seconds. She rushes forward, tripping over herself when she remembers his voice, his words...
"You're burning me—"
She hits the edge of the bed to stop herself, coughing when she loses some air in her lungs, and drops to her knees.]
Eustace, I can't... What am I supposed to do?