[ When the permission's granted, Peter's fumbling hands press 'call', even though his heart's pounding, even though he doesn't actually want to talk to Mike out loud. Because he's afraid, he doesn't know how to, this isn't what he's good at — facing the scary, difficult thing. Even this level of confrontation is something Peter would shirk from.
But he's doing it anyway, and as soon as the call goes through— ]
Mike. [ The younger boy's name comes out sounding like a breath drawn inwards, like something Peter's hanging onto. ]
Are you really okay? How much of it did you..... see? [ How much of the... accident, of him being killed. Did he... see it all? See what was left afterwards? (See something lying there in the road afterwards, something that looks like a person, or parts of a person, except it's all wrong). ]
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But he's doing it anyway, and as soon as the call goes through— ]
Mike. [ The younger boy's name comes out sounding like a breath drawn inwards, like something Peter's hanging onto. ]
Are you really okay? How much of it did you..... see? [ How much of the... accident, of him being killed. Did he... see it all? See what was left afterwards? (See something lying there in the road afterwards, something that looks like a person, or parts of a person, except it's all wrong). ]