her eyes fell on her twin, her best friend; the half of herself she couldn’t imagine losing. circles underneath his eyes, the unclean appearance of his clothes. “ luke. . . ” there was always love in nellie’s tone, always care when it came to luke. though nell had never stuck a needle in her arm to keep the images that haunted her mind at bay or put herself in such a deep sleep that a spill wouldn’t wake her; she understood why luke wanted to, why he felt he needed to.
the scrutiny she received from her siblings about supporting luke, giving him too many chances to screw her over and put her in compromising positions, it was hard to swallow. it was even harder to explain the tether that nell had to luke, the importance of being there for him. the symptoms that luke went through, nellie felt. she was in this with him, she felt every detox ( the intensity not as high ) and supported his every sobriety chip. “ i need you to bring my brother back. i––– i. . . i want you to be well for real this time. ” god, nellie wanted it more than anything. “ i can’t help you. i–– i can’t. . . do it for you, luke. i believe in you. ”
@generotten: it’s a twin thing.










