"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,

into his office before. She knew exactly

truth, but you

hallucination earlier, who was it about?" Dorothy bit back, turning to face him, "In your dream, you said you had to save her, that you wouldn't

was even harder to answer than the

think it

"Neither."

had been rambling about during his episode, what had been said, or what he could possibly make

"Then who?"

"My mom."

Dorothy frowned, "Really?"

"Really." Everett nodded.

her demeanor soften, he silently

suddenly became awkward,

voice hoarse as he spoke, "I could use a

get you

to pour him a

helped

doctors say

anything specific,

hadn't realized Amanda's

no

scar

t the breakup. Contexere?

he was struggling to

they couldn't

belongs

inadvertently catching

"What do you mean?"

talking to myself. I guess I'm just not impressed with Eldorria

himself with his own ability to lie

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