We walked quickly away from the pier and once I saw that we were off the boardwalk I felt myself starting to hyperventilate. I felt my chest tightened as I’m gasping heavily and I could feel my hands shaking when Elliot placed his hands on my shoulder trying to talk to me. I couldn’t make out the words he was saying as I felt my chest hurt with every breath I took and I couldn’t focus anymore. There were so many questions running through my head when suddenly it was just shouting at me saying to hide.
“Michael, you need to breathe slowly or you're going to faint.” He tells me. I can hear the concern in his voice when I finally looked up.
“I... I can’t,” I said, my voice coming out breathless. I looked around me trying to see where I was at, who was near us, then I covered my face and tried to calm down as best as I could.
“Michael. Who was that?” He asks me as he reaches up to grab my wrist trying to have me look at him. “Talk to me.”
