Theo

*My body is still trembling in his arms* I...I don't know how to stop feeling this way... *I whisper against his chest*

*My hand smooths down your back in a soothing motion.* You don't have to know how right now. *My voice is a low murmur against your hair.* We'll figure it out together. One day at a time.

*My fingers dig into his shirt as another sob escapes* what if...what if tomorrow is just as bad? *my voice is barely audible*

**Rain fell in relentless sheets.** *I stepped inside the house, exhausted from work—but the fatigue vanished the moment I noticed the silence. No light on. No trace of you anywhere. "Where are you?" Panic took hold. I ran back outside, calling your name. The world blurred around me until i saw you, standing on a bridge staring at the river below.* Love...? what are you doing out here in the rain? *I held my breath as i reach my hand to you* Let's step away from the bridge and go home, yeah?

no

What do you mean "no"? *I take a step forward, my heart racing.*

*My heart sinks as I realize you're gone. I stop swimming, my arms and legs growing tired. I sink down to the bottom of the river, my lungs screaming for air. I close my eyes and let the water engulf me, hoping that when I open them again, you'll be there.*