she shot up and leaned over,
the contents of her stomach spilling
onto the sand.
caleb was shaking, the empty bottle
of pulls in his hand. "what the hell,
virginia?"
she felt tears soak her cheeks as
she stared at the ground.
he felt like absolute garbage.
she never cried. "why, v, why?"
"i'm tired, caleb," she shook her head
wiping her face hastily. i'm so tired. tired of
being something that no one can fix."
he grabbed her and hugged
her, his chin resting on the
top her head. "you don't need
to be fixed, okay? please, just..."
she cried into his arms. "i'm so tired."
"i could've lost you," he
whispered, and she could
feel his shoulders shaking.
"i almost lost you."
