Friends + More

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*Warning: Panic attack*

All these thoughts started to hurt my head. My chest started to feel tight and I started breathing faster. My body was aching it felt like it was on fire.

I put my hand on my chest, my heart was beating so fast I could have sworn I didn't even feel it at all. I realized I was still in a public place and anyone could see me like this so I turn a corner into an empty hallway.

I crouch down to the floor my back was against something hard. Everything was moving so fast and so slow at the same time. How is that even possible? I clutch my shoulders. My once fast breath was now slowed down to the point where I couldn't breathe at all.

What was happing? I put my head in between my knees because I heard people do that and that it helps? It didn't help... I couldn't breathe, my vision was blurry with tears? When did I start crying? Fuck are the walls closing in on me? The next thing I know my head is in the big ass potted plant behind me and someone holding back my hair for me as I puked my guts out.

"Hey it's okay..." they rubbed soothing circles on my back that helped relax me slowly.

I remove my head from the potted plant. I gasp for air wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. I turn around and look up at the figure standing in front of me. They grabbed my hands and pull me to my feet. I steady myself placing one of my hands on the wall as my eyes adjusted to the light around me.

"Lia?"

"LIA?" I look up blinking a couple of times.

"Hmm?"

"I asked if you were ok?" Tyson asked gripping my shoulders a little too tight. But it grounded me so I was ok with it.

"Um, yeah... I think?" I was a little hesitant talking to Tyson. Hearing Tom's words ringing in the back of my mind. 'Promise me you'll stay away from him'. Everything in my body was telling me to run away as far as possible and I would have if I could feel my body. Then Jess's words started to ring my mind. 'You are nothing more than a distraction to him'.

I felt my chest start to burn and that feeling came back. I started seeing spots and I slowly lowered myself back to the ground putting my head between my knees. Feeling like I was drowning. I tried my hardest to gasp for air but it felt like a was frozen. Like I wasn't in control of my own body. Why? Why was this happening to me?

"Oh god! Lia?" Tyson crouched down to my level. I didn't lift my head to look at him. He ran his hands up and down the sides of my arms. It slowly started to distract me. His touch felt like it wasn't there at all which was confusing me.

"Hey, it's ok breath" Tyson took in a big breath trying to help me breathe with him. My sobs only got louder. When Tyson realized this wasn't working he switched tactics.

"What's your favourite colour?" He asked. I pulled my head up from my knees looking at him confused? Why would he be asking me questions when I'm in a state of panic? What the fuck is wrong with him?

"Huh?"

"What's your favourite colour?" He repeated himself.

"Purple?"

"Ok, that's sick! I like blue!" I continue to look at him with confusion. Raising a brow at him. I clutch the fabric of my shirt near my chest still not able to breathe probably.