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He refused to run.
When reality tore him down - his heart strings pulled taut and each breath in his lungs made painful - Rafe dragged himself forward; every aimless step, heavy.
Sand stuck to his feet, getting in between his toes, but even as his weight sunk into the soggy earth, he did not think to stop - couldn’t.
Thought and reason were gone and with them his head was too.
So, he had to carry on until his legs gave out and the fear swelling in his chest was forgotten in his wandering.
It hurt.
Always.
Never stopped.
He.
NotForOnce.
Felt--no--Thought. So, he had to…
Rafe caved to the beach below him.
Cowardice continued to course through him as he silently shook, his sobs unable to be heard and seen, and more than anything he wanted...
“Hello.”
To go back.