A Year of Stories (Collection Two)

The One Asking the Questions

Why?

For her, for them, for yourself! Does it matter? Get up now!

I can't.

You can!

Wet...

We'll fix it, just get up and we'll fix it, I promise you.

We can't fix this!

We can if you stand...up!

OK...

Good.

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Where am I going? It hurts so much...like fire, like knives. I can feel something inside me trying to come out. No...No!

One step.

I...I...

Don't you dare say it, you can!

Where am I going?

Just move. I'm trying to think!

I can't keep doing this...

Where, where is your phone?

I don't know...I don't...

You do!

But...

It's your house Neil...it's your house, where did you put it?

I don't remember. It hurts...

I know it hurts! Stop telling me it hurts and think! I need to know where you put the phone!

What is... crying? Someone's crying.

It's the baby.

Baby?

Focus Neil, where is the phone?

Upstairs...I think left it upstairs.

Think?

No. It's upstairs, by the nightstand.

You need to get that phone.

I...