NEPTUNE | ETHAN DOLAN

twenty-seven

CONTINUED...

e ; larissa you have my heart. always will

blue ; i can't breathe

e ; like physically or metaphorically

blue ; phys-

e ; blue don't play with me right now

blue ; i-i-i c-ant breathe

e ; blue are you okay

blue ; n-o-o-o help
-he hears the rush of breath she tried to take. her parents are distant and worry shakes their voices. he doesn't know what to do but call out for the love he knows so well. he knows this isn't her end. not yet

e ; larissa please

blue ; mo-

e ; no please no

blue ; "call an ambulance, hurry, she's losing oxygen, hurry"

e ; ...

blue ; i-
-he hears the soft gradual disappearance of larissas voice, fading into nothing, her lungs are broken and so is his heart.

e ; come back blue please
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NEW MESSAGE FROM
BLUE

blue ; i'm so sorry

e ; BLUE

blue ; i'm sorry ethan

e ; and who is this

blue ; it's larissa of course

e ; don't say sorry.

blue ; i can't believe that happened when we were on a call im so sorry

e ; blue.

blue ; yes

e ; what exactly was it?

blue ; asthma attack

e ; oh i'm so sorry i

blue ; i probably worried you

e ; i was dying i felt like my legs broke into a million pieces

blue ; i'm so sorry ethan i'm fine now. i began having a panic attack and then my asthma stopped my breathing.

e ; i didn't know you had asthma

blue ; i also have anxiety...

e ; i never knew i'm sorry

blue ; we need to stop apologising, i'm sorry you're sorry.

e ; yeah, sorry

blue ; i'm just in hospital, ill be home in a few hours.

e ; worst birthday present ever?

blue ; fuck. i forgot. but you wonder why i always call you my air? it's cause you are
-little did she know that he had planned on telling her that he bought a ticket to see her. little did she know he planned on surprising her the next week.