It startled her. The words slipping out of his mouth that had suddenly become more personal. You're dead. A threat? A promise? Another delusion? Lia was not certain but she was certain that he was to a breaking point.
Once his arms and legs were held down she lifted up, perched with one knee against his hip and the other on the edge of the bed. Hands reached out and she stroked his chest, massaging muscles that were seizing up. "Shhh. You have to breathe. Please."
It wasn't working. Aomine's commotion had roused another nurse to bring in equipment for the room. An IV, bags of drugs, but Lia only had eyes for the teenager who seemed so utterly panicked. Nothing she could say would help but perhaps with time when he was left here...
"No one here is dead. We will help you. You will understand. I promise." He would understand, less, the way the other nurse was starting an IV in his restrained arm but Lia tipped his face, cupping it in her hands to make him focus on her. "Breathe with me. In for five seconds and then blow out..."
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Date: 2015-10-09 11:54 pm (UTC)Once his arms and legs were held down she lifted up, perched with one knee against his hip and the other on the edge of the bed. Hands reached out and she stroked his chest, massaging muscles that were seizing up. "Shhh. You have to breathe. Please."
It wasn't working. Aomine's commotion had roused another nurse to bring in equipment for the room. An IV, bags of drugs, but Lia only had eyes for the teenager who seemed so utterly panicked. Nothing she could say would help but perhaps with time when he was left here...
"No one here is dead. We will help you. You will understand. I promise." He would understand, less, the way the other nurse was starting an IV in his restrained arm but Lia tipped his face, cupping it in her hands to make him focus on her. "Breathe with me. In for five seconds and then blow out..."