L'appel du vide

Chapter 1

Dan:  

I lay on the cold hard ground of the bathroom, in the scum beneath the grout. I gasp for air, grasping at my chest... Phil looks at me, his magnificent blue eyes piercing straight through me, he falls to his knees beside me and leans onto my stomach and bursts into tears, his eyes turning almost translucent, his cheeks patchy red. He howls and screams, at first I can't understand him, I piece the words together as if they were a puzzle, "N-n-no d-don't t-t-take him fr-from me! H-he is m-m-mine!" He says those same words over and over again, he puts his warm hand on my chest and feels my heart beating out of time, becoming slower every beat... I take his hand in mine and open my mouth, but no words can escape, I try again 'Ph-Phil, remember this' I begin to say, my vision slowly blackening, my eyes blurring, I continue, 'you pulled me out of the void' I start wheezing and grasp my chest as my heart starts to spontaneously combust, 'I love y-' and everything goes black, and all I can hear is Phil's screams.