The Green Labyrinth

Crash into Me

My eyes peering open slowly. The curtain still covering us in Collin's bunk. It's light out. I spin around, he's still asleep. I watch him, he's so serene in this space. So calm, quiet. 

His face scrunches. Like he's about to cry.

"No! Don't touch me!" he says out loud, I instinctively let go of him, giving him space. His arms pull himself close, closed off. 

"I don't want to go. I'm staying here. I can't leave him." he says again. He's dreaming. 

I see it, small tears start in the corners of his eyes. 

"NO I CAN'T LEAVE HIM. HE'S DEAD AND I CAN'T LEAVE." 

"Collin.." I shake him. 

"Collin wake up!" 

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Collin: 

I'm in my bunk, Theo wrapped around me. Her legs intertwined with mine, her body so calm. She's breathing out slowly. I feel myself falling, my eyelids heavy. 

"Collin, we have to go. It's time." I lay on the couch, my knees to my chest. I feel the hot tears down my face, I wipe them with my sleeve.

"No! Don't touch me!" I pull away. 

"I don't want to go. I'm staying here, I can't leave him." my voice angry. Tom's dead and I can't just leave. I feel him here, if I leave, I won't feel him anymore. I feel a touch on my shoulder.

"NO I CAN'T LEAVE HIM. HE'S DEAD AND I CAN'T LEAVE." I yell. Her face falls.

"I know Col." Her voice is soft, she looks down at the floor. Avoiding me. 

"Tommy's gone Col. We have to go." 

"No, no, no." my voice breaks, the tears flowing faster, I curl myself more, grabbing my shirt, my hands to my face covering it so no one sees..but they can hear. The screams through my tears. 

"Collin.." 

"Collin wake up!" I feel soft hands on my face. I open my eyes and she's there. 

"I...I'm sorry, did I wake you?" She shakes her head. 

"I was already up, I heard you screaming so I woke you up." I rub my eyes and turn onto my back.

"It was Tommy..It was after he died and everyone was at the house, I was in the living room. I was there for a long time, I couldn't move, couldn't talk. I was frozen. That spot was the only place I could really feel him still. I haven't been able to feel him since then. I dream of that moment a lot. It's never different, always the same way it happened." I run my fingers through my hair, I breathe in slow. 

"So, breakfast?" she smiles at me. I nod, but before she can leave, I pull her closer to me, she lays her head on my chest. 

"I want you." I whisper into her ear. I feel her smile on my chest. 

"Just stay for a few more minutes. I want to enjoy this while I can." She wraps her arms around me, tightening. She looks up at me, pushing her lips to mine. I'm shocked for a minute, that she wants to kiss me again. I thought it was just the moment that night. It was the music, that song specifically. But she's kissing me again, and I can't help but melt into her. 

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Theo:

I turn to face him more, my lips pressed against his. I want him. I want more of him. I pull him more, pulling him onto me. My hips open, we fit perfectly. I feel his hand under me, feeling me, pulling me closer. His other hand holding the back of my head, it's desperate, but so nice. I hear a knock on the wall, we pull apart and he jumps off me in a flash. I pull open the curtain and see Lex standing there, his grin evil.