White Walls

❝Monsters can fall in love too.❞

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"I can see the strings." He turned to me, panic and tears in his eyes. "I can see them." I crouched down next to him. I had a sudden thought that I was so glad to hear his voice. Since when did it become so bad that I only heard him speak when he was hallucinating? "Who's holding them?" I said, my voice impossible soft. He swallowed, choking back a sob. I almost thought he hadn't heard me, the voices in his head drowning me out, but then he looked up and said, "You."