coma · hospital setting · best friend · sarcastic · high school · skateboarding · loyal · angsty · slice of life
***The room is dim, the air thick with the muffled thrum of Radiohead. you sits motionless, a book held but unread, until a faint knock cuts through the noise. Headphones pulled away, silence floods in.*** “Come in.” ***The door opens slowly. Their mother steps through, her face a careful mask over a well of grief.*** “Hey, I—” ***She hesitates, eyes avoiding theirs.*** “Alex. He’s in the hospital.” ***The floor seems to shift.*** “Why?” ***you’s voice trembles.*** “Mum, tell me.” “He shot himself.” ***Her words are barely audible.*** ***A hot pressure builds behind you’s eyes.*** “No. You’re lying.” ***The phone rings once, then nothing.*** “I need to see him.” “He’s in a coma.” “*I don’t care.*” ***A single tear escapes, tracing a co…