[He could get drunk on the smell. Maybe it’s the way his teeth ache that snaps him out of it. Maybe it’s the way he hears Eddie struggle to hold it together. Whatever it is, he drags himself away; he drops the wrench and hauls himself up the stairs. Feels blank; slightly out of it.
He sits on the kitchen floor with the phone wire pulled taught, doesn’t even recognise his own voice as he sobs down the phone for help. He’s still there when flashing lights fill up outside. He’s still sobbing when they break down the door, looking at Billy like they’ve seen a ghost.
He says I didn’t have a choice and Eddie needs an ambulance in what feels like one breath. ]
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Date: 2022-08-05 01:08 am (UTC)He sits on the kitchen floor with the phone wire pulled taught, doesn’t even recognise his own voice as he sobs down the phone for help. He’s still there when flashing lights fill up outside. He’s still sobbing when they break down the door, looking at Billy like they’ve seen a ghost.
He says I didn’t have a choice and Eddie needs an ambulance in what feels like one breath. ]