"Why do you have to ask?"

Right now, Everett was in a bind. He couldn't admit the truth, but denying it felt just as impossible. So, he tried to dodge the question.

But didn't his very avoidance seem like an admission of guilt?

"You...you really make me sick."

Dorothy yanked her hand away, ready to storm off.

Almost reflexively, Everett reached out and grabbed her wrist, holding on tightly.

Despite the bandages around his hand quickly staining with blood from his grip, he refused to let go.

"What are you doing now?"

Dorothy's voice turned icy.

She felt genuinely nauseated, repulsed.

"There was nothing between her and me."

Everett's explanation was dry and blunt.

But he had to say it.

He was genuinely afraid that Dorothy, in a moment of impulsion, would leave the hospital and go straight to Kenneth Nelson, or some other man. Or perhaps she'd end up in a bar, drowning herself in liquor, and then leaving with some random guy.

That thought was enough to drive him mad.

Mad beyond anything Dorothy's current state could provoke.

"...Nothing as in what? No kissing? No sleeping together?"

"None of it."

time the two of you were in the office,

office before. She knew exactly what could happen behind those closed

the truth, but you don't

was it about?" Dorothy bit back, turning to face him, "In your dream, you said you had to save

was even harder to answer

think it was? Me?

"Neither."

wasn't even sure what he had been rambling about during his episode, what had

"Then who?"

"My mom."

Dorothy frowned, "Really?"

"Really." Everett nodded.

demeanor soften, he silently breathed a sigh of

atmosphere suddenly became awkward,

his voice hoarse as he spoke,

you

to

she helped Everett sit

say what's wrong with

anything specific, just mentioned it might

hadn't realized Amanda's

no

scar

t the breakup. Contexere?

he was struggling to

they couldn't find

belongs

inadvertently catching

"What do you mean?"

guess I'm

himself with his own ability

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