Inktobertale2020 Challenge!

Day 27 - Burden

Small A/N before we start-
I wanted to skip ahead to this particular prompt because of something that happened recently. I'll go back to 10 after this one, and I'll put another A/N afterwards!

∆^∆^ Ink ^∆^∆

I

could feel the dripping fluid, it haunted me. Searching and searching for the source, it almost drove me insane.

Drip... Drip... Drip... Where are you??

I can't fine it! The world was flashing and swimming.

Suddenly- Drip..! Drip..! Drip..! The frantic drops of sound drove my search further.

Drip! Drip! Drip! My head shot up. I turned towards the source, finally finding it. Scrambling and jumping into the portal, the scene unfolded before me.

The tears dripped onto the floor, spilling into the empty void. The torn papers strewn around showed some sort of color and life, other than the griever laying on the floor. The blanket around they're shoulders looked like skewed and broken wings.

I instinctively held my hands to my mouth, seeing what had become of my friend. The sobs of sadness and unintelligible morning piercing my heart repeatedly.

Oh no... I rushed over to the small girl, wanting only to help. She flinched before realizing it was me, I hesitated at her.

"Oh Kyan... Oh Kyan..." I brushed the condensation off of her glasses. Clearing the fog and allowing me to see the clouded eyes behind. She gasped and clutched her arms around herself.

I could hear the frantic mumblings, as Kyan tried to explain in her best terms. "Can't! My fault- He's gone-! I should've stopped him. I can't stop- it hurts. My chest- my chest it hurts!"

I couldn't understand what was happening, what could I do?? She was breaking down, and I can't do anything to help. She said her chest hurt right? Maybe I can do something with that-

Painting a small bottle of human painkillers as fast as possible, I also painted a glass of water. When I propped the teen up and offered the medicine, she chokingly declined.

"I-Ink! It hurts! My chest- my heart-!" The desperation in her voice thrusted a knife into my 'soul' over and over again.

She leaned to her phone, clutching it close on the hollow ground. "It won't stop. It isn't stop- it hurts so much!" She was muttering again and again.

I was frozen, I couldn't think of what to do. The whisperings spilled out faster and louder. "Ink I can't feel my hands- Ink it hurts so much! I can't move, it hurts so bad-" Kyan's wheezing became more apparent. "Ink I can't breath-"

"Ink why can't I breath! Ink help please help- I can't breath it hurts to breathe! Why does it hurt to breathe Ink!??" She was paralyzed on the ground, looking up at me with wide eyes as her chest worked and moved.

She took another shuddering full of air -just enough to keep you alive a little longer- and I pushed the water towards her again.

Not really knowing what I'm saying, I continue despite my hesitancy. "Drink this, please Kyan." My tone pleading while I pulled her up, laying her full weight against me.

I brought the glass up to her mouth. "Please." She shakily held the glass and took a sip. A small one, but a sip nonetheless.

Her eyes closed as the silent tears kept falling. I stayed by her side as her composure slowly reformed, like ice freezing a lake, until she was almost as unbreakable and bubbly as she used to be.

I kept her in a warm side hug, just leaving my presence. No words, no questions, no weird looks, nothing. Just a comforting touch.

I was lost in my thoughts when Kyan finally put her glass down, the small droplets of water that weren't picked up by her still clinging to its surface. "... I'm sorry." She said quietly, over the ever pressing silence of the void.

Why for? I voiced my concerns aloud, and she chuckled darkly.

"For being a burden..."

A/N
Finally, I did the self indulgent vent chapter! Yeah-

If you couldn't tell, this was from my own experience. I recently had my worst panic attack because of everything that's been happening (in the states especially) lately.

I wasn't ok, and I'm still try to go back to "normal", but I think I've recovered for the most part.

I just wanted to do this, and I msorry if it was a bit out of place! I know it's super self indulgent and weird, but I hope you liked it.

Oh yeah you should know I'm not making a community name ever again,
-Flaff