Before us

Her hands trembled as she slid down the wall of her kitchen. Tiny gasps left her quivering body as she tried to inhale deep breaths. It felt like the whole world was crumbling above her and all the pieces were falling right on top of her, crushing her.

She could hear the fear in his voice as he walked into the apartment, calling her name. Desperate she tried to call out to him, to say anything, but she could barely make a sound in between her struggling breaths.

"Ethan." She gasped as tears continued to stream down her face.

He rounded the corner to find her in a ball on the floor. He sunk down next to her, "I'm here Haze, I'm here." He told her as he picked her up and held her as close as possible.

He couldn't do anything but hold her close as she broke in his grasp. As his whole world broke. He could feel every tremble of her small frame, every gasping breath she tried to take. He held the tears that were threatening to overpour as he pulled her even tighter to him.

"I've got you." He whispered into her ear and he repeated it over and over again like a desperate prayer as he tried to pull both their heads above the water.

WARNING: Mentions of anxiety disorder, panic attacks, etc...