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An Intense Distraction

last update Last Updated: 2024-12-27 22:57:55

He could only be there, glued by her side.

Lily’s voice cracked as she finally spoke between gasps for air.

"Make this go away...please just make it all go away, make it go away. Please."

The words broke off, lost in the next wave of sobs. She clung to him as though she were afraid of being swept away by some storm that was after her, but even in his arms, she couldn’t escape the the voices from within her.

As Aaron held Lily, her breath slowly began to steady, but the weight in her chest didn’t seem to lift. The suffocating thoughts, the relentless voices that had been haunting her for so long, refused to let go. She could feel them creeping back into her mind, threatening to drown her again. But Aaron-his steady presence, the softness of his touch-was a welcome distraction. A distraction that was more than welcomed by Lily because at this point...she would aaccept anything just to let go off these voices.

He gently cupped her face, pulling back just slightly to look into her eyes.
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