“ i just want to be done. i’m tired. i’m so, so fucking tired. ” / bryce
danika. danika who is always so strong and fearless. who laughed in the face of danger. danika, whose confidence never wavered, looked utterly broken in front of her. her heart crumbled. it was always danika who was the strong one for bryce and now it’s her turn to be strong for her best friend. “come here.” she gathered her in her arms and held her tight. “i know. i get it, okay. it’s always one thing after the other. and right when you think everything is going to be alright, that things are finally getting back to normal you’re hit again with bullshit no one should ever have to deal with.” her hand goes to the back of danika’s head and smoothes down her hair.
not for the first time, bryce wishes they could go back in time, when they both were college students and all they had to worry about was their assignments being due. their nights were filled with parties, drinking, and dancing. they were normal, carefree young adults. “i don’t know how things got this fucked up.” she pulls away and grips danika’s face with both hands. “but listen to me very closely. you and i can get through anything together. no matter how hopeless everything feels, we have each other. nothing and no one can ever change that. you remember that, okay? you’re not alone in this.”
