Burning.
Pure, unadulterated pain.
Why the fuck did I hit that detonator?
Oh that's right, Kira, Yagami, Near.
I can't lose now. Not when I've come this far.
Oh God, mercy...
It hurts so bad...
I'm going to die...
I can't die now...
I can't let that albino fuck win...
Not now...
I was so close...so close... L...
Matt...please...
I choke on a sob. The sent of burning flesh fills my nostrils. I want to vomit, but I can't, I want to scream, but I can't. My face...oh Lord my face... I can feel the blood oozing, sizzling... I'm disoriented... everything's going in and out of focus... have I gone blind? When I try to sit up, I fall... my equilibrium shifted during the blast... God, please don't let me be deaf.
I hear bells... God not now! Please not now! I'm panicking. He's not taking me now... not now... I won't let him!
"Mello!" Matt?
I turn my head to see my phone buzzing and ringing uselessly on the ground by my eye. "Mello!" He sounds panicked. Ha. Panicked. Good think I kept a clear head. Don't worry, I'm not dead yet. Not for a long time. Thank you... thank you. With all my might, I reach for the mangled, half melted device. It's a divine miracle that it's not totally destroyed. He heard my prayers...
"Mello! Fuck Mello!" Matt's voice cracks. He's crying... for... me. Bless him. That's the reason why I employed him. Loyal like a puppy... I wrap my fingers around the molten plastic and raise it as high above the rubble as my injuries will allow. His sobs cease. He's listening. His strong hand wraps around mine.
"Oh Mello!" he says. He's trying to hold an angry tone as he clears the rubble, but I can see his smile. I manage a grin through the pain, "'Bout time you showed up. What took so long?" He gives me a frown. I try to smile as I cup his cheek affectionately. He'll probably never know just how much he means to me... as a techie, as a friend, as a lover... "Let's get the fuck outta here."
He kisses my palm and heaves me out of the burning wreckage.
Thank God. Thank God. Thank God.
Thank you Matt...