II
You found me
You found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded Surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
- "You Found Me" by The Fray
You wince when he has to rest on the stairs. He's still injured and thinner than he should be, but you were hoping to get up to 221b without incident. Apparently that was too much to ask.
When you both reach the top of the stairs you bound away to make tea. You can hear his cane on the ground as he follows you in. You begin to boil the water and are attempting to find the tea when you hear a thump behind you.
You turn and your heart wrenches. He fell and you weren't there to catch him.