mcdicatedpixie:
Sleep deprivation was obvious in Annaâs unfocused gaze and the dark circles under her dull green eyes. âIâve been so paranoid, so fucking scared, I canât sleep.â She sighs shakily. âI canât figure out whatâs real sometimes.â Her voice breaks, and her eyes well up with tears that she desperately tries to hold back. She reached for Maddieâs hand, her own tiny hand trembling, and interlocked their fingers as she takes it. Anna pulling herself out from the bed allows Maddie a closer look at her skeletal form. Collarbones, ribs and hips jutted, every bone in her delicate neck and and back were visible under almost translucently pale skin. âI justâŚ. I just need you to hold me, will you please just hold me?â The shakiness of her voice indicated that sobs and panic were imminent.
Madeline listened to her as she was talking. She seemed so soft, yet so broken. Madeline knew the breaking point was coming, it would be a point where she would come out okay, or she wouldnât come out of it at all.Â
âIâll hold you as long as you want Anna. Iâm always here for you. No matter what.â Maddie replied to her and held her close in her arms. Feeling tears burn at her eyes, she knew that she might lose her best friend. âWhy donât we move downstairs? Peter is down there and we can watch some silly movies with him.â Standing up slowly.Â









