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⠀( truthfully .. james hadn't realized he reached out to her — in comfort . to want , to keep her close . )
i know .. i know , i — i hope i can live up to that .
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( It was possibly one of the first times James reached out to touch her. She looked up at him, only focusing on their hands before she slightly squeezed his hand in hers. )
I know I'm safe with you . . .
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A little nod as she followed close, her gaze always glancing around, terrified of the noises she heard.
“ I don't feel so good here. . . James ? Can we go a little faster ? ”
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A little nod as she stood beside him. She was glad to see him. . . Being protective. Hopefully she did help to change him focus on her instead of. . . Mary.
“ Thank you. . . Don't make me lose you again. ”
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⠀‘ we should be fine , though i — think you should stand beside me .
( an offer ˎ entwined with a decline of another . he felt relief with seeing her ˎ despite being — unexpressive . )
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She tilted her head, actually quite glad to see him again. Although she hoped for a bit more excitement from him. . .
“ glad you didn't forget about me. . . We will have to hold hands so we don't lose each other. ”
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@buriedterrors
“ Hey handsome. Forgot about me? ”
She stood beside him, hands on her hips. She thought he almost forgotten about her back at the hospital.
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⠀〝 I'm .. alright . Lets just get inside .
james gave the other a reassuring nod ˎ faux smile ˎ brief . opening the door with a loud creak ˎ and in return welcomed with the emptiness of the hospital . abandoned ˎ alike the
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She softly nodded as she listened to him, watching closely as he was about to open the door. She really felt uneasy now. . . What was happening? Or what will be happening in this hospital?
“ Yes. . . I'm coming. ”
She softly answered before making her way to the —
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⠀〝 five years is never long enough .
approaching the hospital doors ˎ james felt a sudden hesitance with opening the entrance . echoes of the past flooded his memory — beeping of monitors ˎ unintelligble
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“ were ? ”
She pointed out, her other hand gently grabbing at his arm as they kept walking. Was it that obvious that she loved being around James?
If only he felt the same. . . She would treat him so much better than Mary ever did.
“ That's a long time. . . ” —
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speech from doctors — all gone within an instant . blinking ˎ facing his now reality — finding digits wrapped around doorknob ˎ uncertain of just how he managed to take a extra step with little memory of it .
〝 dammit ..