Who? Sam & OPEN Where? A random corridor on wheel 3 When? Tuesday afternoon What? A new arrival needing assistance Open? Yes Rating TBD, spoiler alert for Glow S3
Of course Sam knew what was happening to him. He wasn't an idiot, he'd known what was happening for the last... however long it had been. Ten minutes. Thirty? But he wasn't going to ruin this moment for his daughter, so he did what he always did. Gritted his teeth, pushed it down, and got out the other end without anyone seeing him as vulnerable.
Still, he had to tell her - he was proud. He loved her. Just in case it was the last chance that he had to say it. She looked at him like he was crazy, scrunching up her nose in confusion before she drove off. Hopefully she'd never have to understand - hopefully it would just be another weird thing her idiot dad had come out with one day. She'd never need to know the weight of it.
He watched the car turn a corner, and then he gasped in pain. He squeezed his eyes shut as the world started to blur again, and stepped back until he felt a wall behind his back.
"Fuck..." he choked out, opening and closing his left fist as the pain shot up his arms and across his chest again, taking his breath away. He waved down the next passer by.
"Hey, hey- can you call me an ambulance? Thanks buddy-"
That was all he could muster before he slumped down against the wall, ready to wait for professional help at long last.