One Shot Book (Danti/Septiplier)

I Can't

~ One Shot ~

286 Words

*Possibly Triggering*

Jack's POV

I. Can't. Breathe.

I don't know where I am, my hearts racing, and I forget how to breathe.

Think, Jack, think.

Thinking is what got me here in the first place, isn't it? The images, the thoughts, the actions.

Think!

Fighting. That's what I remember. My...parents? Yes. They were fighting, and I ran away. Where am I?

Look around, Jack, think!

Trees.

Nothing but trees and.....fire? Everything is on fire around me. Smoke is fogging up my vision.

I. Can't. Breathe.

"Jack?"

I can't think straight.

"Jack, everything is okay, I'm here now, everything is okay now."

My face is stained with tears. Where am I?

"Jack, it's okay, please talk to me!"

I can't speak. I can't breathe. I can't escape the flames, their caving in and swallowing the world around me. Soon, it is certain that I will be eaten, too.

"Jack, please!"

Red. Orange. Yellow. Coming closer. I'm sweating, or am I just drowning in tears?

"I'm here now, you're okay!"

Heat is stinging my milky skin. It's becoming harder and harder to move, think.

"It's okay!"

It's too late now, I'm being swallowed, scolded by the colors of a sunset I'd watch with him.

...Him....him...him..? Think!

I need my thoughts back, I can't escape the fire that has eaten my brain, my soul, me. I'm lost, gone, never to return.

Think! Think! Think!

Who is 'him'?

The...voice? It's not one that usually hisses at me from the back of my skull, pounding away at my mind. Is it familiar?

Think!

I can't. I can't. I can't.

Breathe.

Think.

Move.

Speak.

I. Can't.

Fire, smoke, trees, burning, stinging, pain.

I CAN'T!