âIf anything happened to youâ I couldnâtâŚâ
âPromise me. Promise me youâll stay.â
âTell me what happened.â
âYouâre not breathing. Breathe.â
âYouâre safe with me, now.â
âI wonât let anything happen to you.â
âNo matter what, I will always come after you.â
âTake my handâ and stay close.â
âYouâre shaking. Here, come closer.â
âSorry, when I didnât didnât see you, I got worried.â
âYou look exhausted. Come here.â
âRest now. Iâll be here when you wake.â
[touches forehead] âYouâre burning up!â
âAre you sure youâll be alright?â
âYou always do that. Pull away when I get close. What are you afraid of?â
âFor once, will you just look at me?â
âI canât stay here with youâ I just, when Iâm around you, I canât think. You make me dizzy⌠you make me weak.â
[traces fingers over scars, sitting in the firelight, watching the flames jump and bend to the music of the wind]
âIâve never noticed this scar before.â
âWhen you touch me, itâs like I canât breathe.â
âI just love being near you.â
âWait! Pleaseâ Iâm sorry, justâ wait.â
âThereâs something about you that makes me smile.â
âIâve never felt like this before. It only happens when Iâm with you.â
âHere. Sit next to me.â
âWhere are you goin? I saved you a spot.â
âAre you feeling okay? Your face is looking a little red.â
[leaning close, knees almost touching]
âHey, youâve got something on your face. Here, hold still⌠â
âWill you stay with me? Tonight? I justâ Iâd feel better knowing youâre near.â
âIâve never felt weak. Until I met you.â
âHere, take my handâ donât look.â
âIâve got you⌠just breathe, okay? I know it hurts. Weâre almost done.â
âIf you go, I go too.â
[catching the other staring when they think theyâre not looking]
âIâll never get over hearing you say my name.â
âDo you have any idea how beautiful you are?â
[takes hand, puts it over heart] âThis is what I feel when Iâm with you. And Iâm powerless to stop it.â
âJust hearing the sound of your voice is enough to make me smile.â
âNever will they hurt you. As long as Iâm alive.â
âIf you keep doing that, Iâm going to screamâ stop smiling, I mean it!â
âPlease. Just let me hold you.â
âI never thought I could miss a person as much as Iâve missed you.â
âYou make me ache in ways I never felt possible.â
âYou donât get it do you? How can you be so blind! Donât you understand how much I care about you?â
[grabbing wrist, pulling person behind them, sensing danger]
[wiping tears from the others face]
[that one hand squeeze just before letting go]
âStay still. Youâve been wounded.â
âNever. Never will I stop loving you.â
âMy gut does the weirdest things around youâ acrobatic things.â
âYou look pale. Are you sure youâre feeling alright?â
âWhenâs the last time you ate?â
âI thought you might be hungry, so I brought you this.â
âWhy are you looking at me like that?â
âWhatâs wrong? Is there something on my face?â
âI canât stand the thought of seeing you hurt.â
âThis is nice. You and me. Against the world.â
âI choose youâ canât you see? I will always choose you.â
[pulls head on lap, running fingers through hair]
âRelax. Iâm here now.â
âTill death do us part. And forever until the end of eternity.â
âDo you mind if I come in?â
âIf it werenât for you, I may have lived my whole life thinking I was happy. But now I know the truth.â
âWake up. Come on, thereâs something I want to show you.â
âTalk to me⌠Iâm worried.â
âWait, are those-? Are those bruises?â
[pulling other person close, feeling them breathe a sigh of relief]
âYouâve done the unthinkable, you know. Youâve made me fall in love.â