The Twilight Twenty-Five

thetwilight25 dot com

Prompt: 08. Disheveled

Main Character: Paul Lahote

Rating: M

Word Count: 100


"Paul, this is unhealthy. We're worried about you. You can't go on like this," Emily said, prying the bottle of Jack from his fingers.

"Oh, yeah? Watch me."

"This would break her heart, honey. It would kill her to know what you've done to yourself. She only wanted you to be free from one more burden. You've had so many. This was her gift."

"This is not a fucking gift, Em! It's a curse!" He snatched the bottle, hurling it into the fireplace. "WHY?!" he screamed, veins popping in his forehead and neck, hands fisting his hair.

"She loved you."