Just then, his phone screamed to life and he unlocked it in panic "Max Hawthorne speaking- yes , her next of kin-Elara abd I- I'll take care of that-I'm calm-shit maybe not-I'm in traffic but I'll do my best-" . As his face whitened , Max slid his thumb to Elara's number without even blinking as he swallowed down scathing fear that lashed across his tongue. "Elara , get yourself to the hospital now, they , they pronounced -just get here please , I'm trying to get there and I'm trapped in gridlock-" Max slammed his hands against the wheel , cursing through his teeth. His baby girl had been pronounced clinically dead for four minutes . Four minutes , his corneas submerged in tears, he counted another four , imaging her helpless body being resuscitated , after moments of actual death inhabiting her body. Max was almost sick , but held down his bile as the the traffic moved at long last. "Mr Hawthorne , Ms Holloway, is in the waiting room . Lily is stabile but her heart rate stopped for three seconds and she was resuscitated twice since we spoke with you on the phone, we're keeping her stable for now. And we're doing all we can to ensure she stays with us, we will let you know the moment anything changes ". The tension in corridor was thick , and ice cold, yet heated with desperation as he locked eyes with familiar blue pools of heartbreak. "Elara? . Max turned the corner in shock , his eyes halted by her tear-stained gaze." Max, I-I'm sorry , I just, we're going to lose her ." She broke down into tears , and he pulled her into a tight embrace from the chair beside her, interjecting in a whisper "No we aren't --" Then as all his nightmares and heartache submerged from his insides, he held her tighter, burying his head in her bare clavicle and unleashing a torrent of grief . She rubbed his shaking back in silence, and they stayed interlocked in united terror . As minutes passed , Elara ran a finger along the tender spot between Max's earlobe and hairline, "I'm sorry I ran away from -" in a strained attempt to fend off her pleas, Max pulled back, "Elare please don't , I told you I can't ...and I meant that . " Her expression of hurt and regret , washed with fear, shattered him as he redirected his helpless eyes to the floor, disengaging himself from her grasp. The metal doors opened , and a nurse whispered against the tense, unforgiving backdrop of the corridor, "She's holding stable , but we suggest you stay here for a few hours , it might not be easy to see her at this stage, but in a little while perhaps-" In a swift moment , My ax was in his feet "why not now?" . The nurse was firm , restraining Max as she had before "She cannot be touched, nor moved. I understand this may be difficult. It's your choice Mr Hawthorne but I think you're best to give yourself some space from this for now. She's coming through though. She's a fighter. " Max , retreating to his chair beside Elara, offered up his ultimatum in a reluctant tone. "I will stay here till she's ready . But I need to process this alone..." Elara , gazing at Max with genuine hurt, kept to herself. "No, I don't mean to come storming back into your life after my actions . Whatever you need Max, I made a lot of mistakes and I'm not seeking forgiveness." Max whispered a drained "thank you " in Elara's direction, as she shifted to the other end of the corridor , staring at her shaking hands , establishing her own vigil for the hours to come, her grief etched in her every mannerism . As the hours stretched , he stole glances at her form , still crying and he spoke with a horse rasp in his voice. "You can see her first, you need to do this Elara-". He soon succumbed to his fatigue as he watched her enter the room where Lily lay on the outskirts of death, and let his unconscious mind consume him. Elara approached the humidicrib, her voice buried in a rasp of sandpapered tears , lost for even a single word . "My Lily, I failed you, sweetheart." Gazing down at her unmoving body , covered in monitors and oxygen tubing , she seemed so fragile and untouchable . At first the sight wrenched out a chunk of her heart , her breath hitching as tears flooded her airways . "I can't lose you...Oh God " . She slid to her knees, her hands flying to her gaze as the blue ribbon of the stuffed bear caught her eye, its hue matching Lily's lips and mottled skin. Crouched on the floor by the humidicrib , Elara broke down into a flood of relentless grief, unable to offer another glance to her suffering child , whom she hadn't cradled since birth. "You were blue then too , and I've never been able to erase that image from my mind ..." "Mr Hawthorne, your daughter needs to be fed, normal formula , finally , if you'd like to see her, she's faring quite well " a bright voice offered him a jolt into wakefulness. "Where's Elara?"

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Just then, his phone screamed to life and he unlocked it in panic "Max speaking- no, why? her sole next of kin? No, no-Elara and I- I'll try and reach her. No I'll be there , there's bad traffic but no, of course. She's stable ? Now? She- . Alright. No, I can drive. I can drive. Elara , I hope so. I will" . As his face whitened , Max slid his thumb to Elara's number without even blinking as he swallowed down scathing fear that lashed across his tongue. "Elara , get yourself to the hospital now, they , they said Lily was dead for four minutes, I don't know , it doesn't matter -just get there please , I'm trying to get there -ok-you too." Max slammed his hands against the wheel , cursing through his teeth. His daughter had been pronounced clinically dead for four entire minutes , and the road was slipping out of control beneath the wheels . Four minutes . With his corneas submerged in tears, he counted another four , imagining her lifeless body being resuscitated , after moments of actual death inhabiting her body. Max was almost sick , but held down his bile as the the traffic moved at long last. "Max , Elara is in the waiting room . Lily is stable but her heart rate stopped for three seconds and she was resuscitated twice since we spoke with you . " His feet refused to cooperate as the nurse gestured towards the NICU as he interrupted "She died ? She- what happened? . He felt the all too familiar restraint against his shoulders , a touch that filled him with dread . "yes , but she's alive and stable , Max . We will let you know the moment anything changes and it's safe to see her. " The tension in the corridor was thick , and ice cold, yet heated with desperation as he locked eyes with two familiar blue pools of heartbreak and confusion. "Elara? . Max turned the corner in shock , his eyes halted by her tear-stained gaze." Max, I-I'm sorry , I just, we're going to lose her ." She broke down into tears , and he pulled her into a tight embrace from the chair beside her, interjecting in a whisper "No we aren't --" Then as all his nightmares and heartache submerged from his insides, he held her tighter, burying his head in her bare clavicle and unleashing a torrent of grief . She rubbed his shaking back in silence, and they stayed interlocked in united silence . As minutes passed , Elara ran a finger along the tender spot between Max's earlobe and hairline, "I'm sorry I wasn't here for the both of you -" in a strained attempt to fend off her pleas, Max pulled back, "Elare please don't , I told you I can't ...and I meant that . " Her expression of hurt and regret , washed with fear, shattered him as he redirected his helpless eyes to the floor, disengaging himself from her grasp. The metal doors opened , and a nurse whispered against the tense, unforgiving backdrop of the corridor, "She's holding stable , but we suggest you stay here for a few hours , it might not be easy to see her at this stage, but in a little while perhaps-" In a swift moment , My max was on his feet "Why not now?" . The nurse was firm , restraining Max as she had before "She cannot be touched, nor moved. I understand this may be difficult. It's your choice , but I think you're best to give yourself some space from this for now. She's coming through though. We're doing all we can. " Max , retreating to his chair beside Elara, offered up his ultimatum in a reluctant tone. "I will stay here till she's ready . But I need to process this alone..." Elara , gazing at Max with genuine hurt, kept to herself. "No, I don't mean to come storming back into your life after my actions . Whatever you need Max, I made a lot of mistakes and I'm not seeking forgiveness." Max whispered a drained "thank you " in Elara's direction, as she shifted to the other end of the corridor , staring at her shaking hands , establishing her own vigil for the hours to come, her grief etched in her every mannerism . As the hours stretched , he stole glances at her form , still crying and he spoke with a horse rasp in his voice. "You can see her first, you need to do this Elara-". He soon succumbed to his fatigue as he watched her enter the room where Lily lay on the outskirts of death, and let his unconscious mind consume him. Elara approached the humidicrib, her voice buried in a rasp of sandpapered tears , lost for even a single word . " Lily, I failed you... -I ." Gazing down at her unmoving body , covered in monitors and oxygen tubing , she seemed so fragile and untouchable . At first the sight wrenched out a chunk of her heart , her breath hitching as tears flooded her airways . "I can't lose you again " . She slid to her knees, her hands flying to her gaze as the blue ribbon of the stuffed bear on top of pile of clothing caught her eye, its hue matching Lily's lips and mottled skin. Crouched on the floor by the humidicrib , Elara broke down into a flood of relentless grief, unable to offer another glance to her suffering child , whom she hadn't cradled since birth, when she had struggled for her first , delayed breath. I can't believe this is happening-"she choked out , gathering herself into a ball and unleashing her sorrow, seeming unable to close a floodgate that had been ripped open. "Mr Hawthorne, your daughter needs to be fed, normal formula , finally , if you'd like to see her, she's faring quite well " a bright voice offered him a jolt into wakefulness. "Where's Elara?"Max asked

Just then, his phone screamed to life and he unlocked it in panic "Max speaking- no, why? her sole next of kin? No, no-Elara and I- I'll try and reach her. No I'll be there , there's bad traffic but no, of course. She's stable ? Now? She- . Alright. No, I can drive. I can drive. Elara , I hope so. I will" . As his face whitened , Max slid his thumb to Elara's number without even blinking as he swallowed down scathing fear that lashed across his tongue. "Elara , get yourself to the hospital now, they , they said Lily was dead for four minutes, I don't know , it doesn't matter -just get there please , I'm trying to get there -ok-you too." Max slammed his hands against the wheel , cursing through his teeth. His daughter had been pronounced clinically dead for four entire minutes , and the road was slipping out of control beneath the wheels . Four minutes . With his corneas submerged in tears, he counted another four , imagining her lifeless body being resuscitated , after moments of actual death inhabiting her body. Max was almost sick , but held down his bile as the the traffic moved at long last. "Max , Elara is in the waiting room . Lily is stable but her heart rate stopped for three seconds and she was resuscitated twice since we spoke with you . " His feet refused to cooperate as the nurse gestured towards the NICU as he interrupted "She died ? She- what happened? . He felt the all too familiar restraint against his shoulders , a touch that filled him with dread . "yes , but she's alive and stable , Max . We will let you know the moment anything changes and it's safe to see her. " The tension in the corridor was thick , and ice cold, yet heated with desperation as he locked eyes with two familiar blue pools of heartbreak and confusion. "Elara? . Max turned the corner in shock , his eyes halted by her tear-stained gaze." Max, I-I'm sorry , I just, we're going to lose her ." She broke down into tears , and he pulled her into a tight embrace from the chair beside her, interjecting in a whisper "No we aren't --" Then as all his nightmares and heartache submerged from his insides, he held her tighter, burying his head in her bare clavicle and unleashing a torrent of grief . She rubbed his shaking back in silence, and they stayed interlocked in united silence . As minutes passed , Elara ran a finger along the tender spot between Max's earlobe and hairline, "I'm sorry I wasn't here for the both of you -" in a strained attempt to fend off her pleas, Max pulled back, "Elare please don't , I told you I can't ...and I meant that . " Her expression of hurt and regret , washed with fear, shattered him as he redirected his helpless eyes to the floor, disengaging himself from her grasp. The metal doors opened , and a nurse whispered against the tense, unforgiving backdrop of the corridor, "She's holding stable , but we suggest you stay here for a few hours , it might not be easy to see her at this stage, but in a little while perhaps-" In a swift moment , My max was on his feet "Why not now?" . The nurse was firm , restraining Max as she had before "She cannot be touched, nor moved. I understand this may be difficult. It's your choice , but I think you're best to give yourself some space from this for now. She's coming through though. We're doing all we can. " Max , retreating to his chair beside Elara, offered up his ultimatum in a reluctant tone. "I will stay here till she's ready . But I need to process this alone..." Elara , gazing at Max with genuine hurt, kept to herself. "No, I don't mean to come storming back into your life after my actions . Whatever you need Max, I made a lot of mistakes and I'm not seeking forgiveness." Max whispered a drained "thank you " in Elara's direction, as she shifted to the other end of the corridor , staring at her shaking hands , establishing her own vigil for the hours to come, her grief etched in her every mannerism . As the hours stretched , he stole glances at her form , still crying and he spoke with a horse rasp in his voice. "You can see her first, you need to do this Elara-". He soon succumbed to his fatigue as he watched her enter the room where Lily lay on the outskirts of death, and let his unconscious mind consume him. Elara approached the humidicrib, her voice buried in a rasp of sandpapered tears , lost for even a single word . " Lily-Mommy's here- ." Gazing down at her unmoving body , covered in monitors and oxygen tubing , she seemed so fragile and untouchable . At first the sight wrenched out a chunk of her heart , her breath hitching as tears flooded her airways . "I can't ..not again..no- " . She slid to her knees, her hands flying to her gaze as the blue ribbon of the stuffed bear on top of pile of clothing caught her eye, its hue matching Lily's lips and mottled skin. Crouched on the floor by the humidicrib , Elara broke down into a flood of relentless grief, unable to offer another glance to her suffering child , whom she hadn't cradled since birth, when she had struggled for her first , delayed breath. "I can't belie-"she choked out , gathering herself into a ball and unleashing her sorrow, seeming unable to close a floodgate that had been ripped open. "Mr Hawthorne, your daughter needs to be fed, normal formula , finally , if you'd like to see her, she's faring quite well " a bright voice offered him a jolt into wakefulness. "Where's Elara?"Max asked

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Holding her closer to his pulse, Max stood against the metallic wall of the NICU; her fluttering heartbeat was steady and reassuring. "Hey, beautiful, I suppose it's just you and me now. But we'll be alright; I promise you. Despite all your suffering, you're still far more resilient than your old man." He paused, suddenly feeling his mere twenty-six years of life weighing on his frame as he offered equilibrium to her dependent, innocent youth as she gazed up at him. Her hazel irises stared intently into his matching brown and amber aspect, and a smile crossed his lips. "My God, I can't believe you're already two days old, and rest assured, sweetheart, you're the most precious thing I have in this world." His voice trailed off as his gaze lingered on her translucent skin, her veins shining under the soft light. "And you're so gorgeous, so incomprehensible; I--I can't quite believe you are alive. A little fighter, and brave as hell, too." Exhausted but at peace with her fitting perfectly between his wrist and forearm, he sighed with a profound sense of fulfillment and redemption. Standing placated in the encroaching dusk, as he pulled her closer against his chest, his gaze drifted to the glass window beyond him. Amidst the fading light that outlined buildings and wisps of smog, he felt a sense of perishing hope; one that he clung to with grit and resolve, if only for her sake. As he gently traced her delicate features with his finger, she reached up and hooked her index finger over his thumb, creating a fragile but powerful lifeline, transpiring through the grim backdrop of her makeshift nursery. "Lily bean, your mother, she--" He hadn't the words nor the heart to continue as her intricate grasp on his slid away, her hand splaying across her chest as she slipped into slumber. "You can sleep; there'll be plenty of time to stare at this mug in the morning." He exhaled with relief and wonderment as her consciousness seemed to melt away into the bleak atmosphere. As her breathing then fell against his palm, it was a soothing rhythm, leaving him stupefied in the peaceful lull of the ebb and flow. He muttered, "Why must you look like her? Well, you may actually resemble me, and now that's not so great, huh?" Max smiled at her oblivion, which he prayed would not betray her someday. "Don't you dare wake up yet," he muttered, her sleeping form realigning itself against him, seeming to sense his presence as her pulse slowed. Unable to even move, Max stood with the sleeping infant, too exhausted to lay her down in the clinical humidicrib of sallow light that hummed with a disconcerting tone. Overwrought with fatigue yet savoring the fleeting moment of solace, he willed it to engulf him in its embrace. Although it tore incremental fragments from his being, it was solace all the same. It had been a long, dragging night of insomnia, flashbacks, and a lack of food as Max leaned his spine against the hospital corridor. There, he had set up a vigil, not leaving the hall as he watched her in his peripheral vision. "How could Elara abandon the poor kid? How could she just--" As he ran a calloused hand over his unshaven jaw, Max contemplated the impending call that suffocated his tattered psyche. It was the inevitability encroaching on his raw nerves as his fingers unlocked his phone with trepidation and scrolled for her number. "Elara? I don't know. You discharged yourself; no, I don't care where the hell you are--she can't survive on air. No, but please just tell me what I can do to fix--No, of course I love you. I'm alone in a hospital with our--well, my daughter." The phone went dead in his ear, and he let it backflip into his lap with resignation. Returning to his haphazard scattering of belongings, he pried open an energy drink, drained it, and then crushed the aluminum under his fingers; the distorted metal absorbed his anguish and dismay. All his disbelief and heartbreak over Elara seemed weightless, meaningless, and forgotten as he heard Lily's almost inaudible whimpers floating in the air. "Right here, Lily, I've got you," his hoarse voice found her, and her fussing stopped in an instant. His softening voice whispered intangible phrases; he half-sang, his deep-throated hum off-balance from his persistent fatigue. A lullaby of his own, off-key, intermingled with her cries, permeated the space between them. His eyes floated shut, and images filled his mind: cowering under creaking stairs as the weight above him lurked closer, his young screams pleading for mercy. "I didn't mean to, Dad--" Suddenly, everything grew colder, then a fierce heat drove through him, making him flinch at the recollection. A boot sailed past his head; then a knife. Falling to his knees, petrified, he soon felt the lurid warmth of urine saturating the tongues of his shoes, filling the perforated leather with liquid. His head hung in shame and degradation. "Max, now I will have to punish you for ruining my floorboards, son." As Max felt a dark shadow encompass his juvenile mind, he cried even harder, shaking like an untethered string. A balloon burst under the thud of a boot, and he yelled in confusion, "Is it because of my birthday party? I didn't want to turn five anyway! I'm sorry..." Max reopened his eyes, back in the present once more, his pulse thundering out of sync with his infant daughter's. Her accelerated heartbeat still seemed calmer than his own. "I'm sorry you'll be in here a while longer, my little bean. Can't take you home yet. But you're gonna love your own crib. It'll put this humidifier to shame. You just wait and see..." With a heavy weight in his lungs, almost drowning him with the proximity of his flashback, his mind flickered to Elara. Holding the still-crying Lily, determined to soothe her discomfort in the cool night, he could still taste Elara, feel her in his clothes, and it sickened his heart. As he placed Lily into her contraption of a crib with reluctance, he sank against the wall, overcome with a wave of utter frustration. He had to fight the torrent of unfiltered torment that tore through his clenched teeth. "Pick up, please... Elara? Oh, God, just tell me why--No, I haven't slept; she's in a critical condition. Don't worry about it. I know it's heartbreaking. What, so I'm not going through hell right now? No, please, I'm sorry--" Again, the line died out in the shell of his ear, wrenching a knife through the lining of his stomach. Exhaustion gnawed ferociously at his brain, and he relented to sleep as it finally came, like a tower of building blocks smashing down upon him. "No, Max, I--it's because I love her that I can't watch her suffer..." Elara's tear-stained blue gaze pierced into his as she stood under the harsh lights of the parking lot. Like a deer in headlights, her frightened expression held an acceptance of fate. Max, reaching out and grabbing her wrist, infused his pleas of incredulity into the closing space between them. "Elara, please, I love you, but I love my child, damn it... And I'll be there when she takes her last breath if that's what I have to do for her." Elara's torn expression ripped at his heart as he conceded the truth. "Say it, Elara... Just put me out of my misery. Because what is it that we can't work through? What has happened to us? That you'll leave me here with our child?" After a long, wrenching silence, she whispered, "I love you. Nothing is wrong with us, Max, but if I lose her, I won't be the person you fell in love with. I won't even want to know myself. I... I'd rather pretend in my mind she's going to survive this--" He interrupted her, anger and frustration gnawing at him. "What if she survives this? Then what will she have? I can't protect her if I'm not there. This is toxic, Elara. This is the definition of selfishness. Just go... This is what's breaking us." As he lifted his gaze, she was already walking away, her head in her hands. The streetlight flickered out for a moment, and he was swallowed by darkness, sinking as the concrete seemed to embrace him when he fell. His pulse raced to the surface of his throat as he retched himself into stark consciousness, gazing around in sheer panic. He ran a hand over his drawn features. Upon hearing his child's faint breathing--a newfound white noise that salved his frayed nerves--he relaxed against the wall. Six weeks had passed, and Max had been offered respite housing by the hospital, where he had relocated his sparse belongings. The imprint of his spine against the wall had almost been visible when a social worker assigned him a bare-boned apartment with a single bed and central heating. This particular morning, his clothes were fresh, and his face clean-shaven as he entered the NICU and locked eyes with his daughter. "Morning, Gorgeous." The mild rays of morning bled into the room, embracing her in a blanket of warmth, the humidicrib encasing his daughter with a plastic film of isolation. He staggered over to where she lay and lifted her into the air. "My little girl is six weeks old. I swear you're growing bigger every single day." With grit under his nails and darkness pooling under his eyes--an accumulation of the passing days--he beamed at Lily with awe, relief, and pride. Holding Lily in his outstretched arms, the golden light outlined her body, bathing her in an aura of warmth. As he stared into her irises, mesmerized, a gentle smile broke out across her lips, reaching her gaze and filling it with specks of recognition and joy. "You're smiling," he laughed, a surge of pure elation coursing through him. "Of course, you're smiling, because you know I love you, right?" His own deep hazel eyes glazed over, and he was unable to look away. His daughter, in an exuberant moment free from agony, maintained her entrancing grin, and his arms trembled as he lowered her onto his forearm, holding her close. "Your first smile, perhaps? I'll have to ask the nurses... they've taken such phenomenal care of you. You'll be at home before you even know it." Her invigorated breathing, steady and strong against his skin, gave him something palpable to focus on as he lamented the grave reality and cursed under his breath. "I miss her, you know, but I worry about her, too. Maybe someday she'll find her way back to us. But I'll be here for your first word, first step. You're gonna come on jogs with me, huh? Yeah, that's right, you are." Max, beaming with admiration and genuine excitement, felt a weight lift from his shoulders that had almost clung like shrink wrap to his existence. Lily was coming through the ordeal of being born with weak organs, and while she still seemed vulnerable, she shone with fighting spirit. "You've been listening to me blabber on, huh?" Max whispered as her eyes danced with the rays of daylight. "Daddy passed out last night 'cause he was so tired, but I'm here now, and I ain't going anywhere, kiddo." At that moment, she fell asleep in his arms, and his moments were up. He lowered her back down into her protective bubble and sank down into a plastic chair adjacent to where she drifted into sleep. He'd even dressed decently, without noticing, just to visit her, his grey Henley accentuating his dark boots. "Hey, well look at that, you got me dressing up again." He ran his tongue along his teeth, an absent-minded gesture as he smirked in disbelief. Standing up, he smoothed out his jeans and headed for the cafeteria, a raging appetite igniting in his stomach. Soon, his nostrils were affronted with the sizzling aroma of scrambled eggs, bacon rashers, and ground coffee. Overwhelmed by his apparent hunger, he wasted no time heaping his tray to the edges with the enticement of an actual meal. As he began entertaining his newfound hunger by the forkful, a figure slid down into the booth beside him. "Hey, you're that guy with the gorgeous little angel, Max, right?" Caught off guard, he gazed away from his food, drinking in the angular features of a fellow parent he'd met in the halls weeks earlier. "Hey, Sam, yeah, my daughter Lily, she was born with a lot of complications, but she's doing so well; how's your son holding up?" Looking out at the distant footpath beyond the cafeteria, Sam smiled, a hopeful look crossing his gaze. "James will be discharged tomorrow; my wife is packing his things as we speak. Cystic fibrosis is a hard road, but it just means every day is meaningful for us, y'know? Makes you appreciate each microscopic little moment that much more." Max nodded in silence before sighing. "Yeah, I'm glad he's doing well. And you and your wife, too. I wish you all the best. Stay away from here, alright?" Sam offered Max a look of empathy, his hollowed eyes filled with a sense of rigor that Max could slowly feel fabricating within his own soul with the passing days. "We'll try," Sam replied, placing a hand on Max's shoulder. "Life gets hard in here, but you're looking well; how is Lily doing?" Max, unflinching under Sam's open palm, gazed at his half-empty tray. "She's... amazing. Six and a half weeks old. They say she'll be home in a month or two. The time just--." "Yeah, it flies, but that's life. I'll stop by with Madison and James tomorrow to say goodbye. You and Lily take care, alright?" Strategically pushing the eggs around his plate, too unnerved to eat, he paused before taking an overloaded bite for lack of another option. "Yeah, I'm keeping it together for her as best I can. Thanks for everything, Sam, it means a lot." Sam rose from the booth and gathered his own bearings, a nervous energy in his fingers as he let go of Max's shoulder and headed for the exit. "Don't mention it, Max, you're one hell of a strong guy, and I respect that. Glad to have met you, buddy." Max then scraped the remaining eggs from his plate, dragging his fork across the surface of the tray, leaving trails of bacon grease winding in all directions. "I'm gonna carry that kid out of that damn intensive care unit yet. One day that'll be us, at least it had better be before I have some sort of early life breakdown..." Aiming his words at the unappealing, tepid coffee, still untouched, he then dropped the fork in disengagement, swiveled his chair around, and trudged out of the booth. "One genuinely disgusting hospital meal closer to freedom, Max." Heavy with weariness, he reveled in a moment of procrastination, fold