Drabble: Death
At first you don’t believe it. You can’t believe it. It’s utterly ridiculous. They’re lying to you.
Air seems to thicken around you, making it harder to breathe. You head aches and pressure builds behind your eyes. The only sounds you hear are your desperate little gasps.
He can’t be dead. No, he can’t be because he promised. He promised never to leave you, never to abandon you, he promised he’d always be there.
And he never lied. Not to you, at least.
You sink to your knees and try to choke back the tears even though everything just hurts.