ㅤ ㅤgravel shifted under clunky boots, a creature knelt beside a weeping child — he asked so many questions, and yet the beast did not provide even one. ㅤthey simply held his hand, silently watching him wail until his tiny lungs could no longer usher another breath into his collapsed chest. ㅤ
ㅤ ( yet more responsibility that he feels he must take. it was becoming unbearable. . . ) ㅤ