Coping (Or Not)
Chapter One: Electricity

Author's Note: I feel that the Evanescence song "Hello" could be used to describe how Wesley might be feeling after Lilah died. So, as I've never attempted a drabble before, I thought I'd try that, each drabble being inspired by a line from the song.

Playground school bell rings again
Rain clouds come to play again
Has no one told you she's not breathing?

- Hello, Evanescence

Wesley stares out the window, watching storm clouds gathering over LA. He can hear the low rumble of thunder, can feel the electricity crackling in the air. It reminds him of Lilah.

Everything reminds him of Lilah.

She made him tingle and buzz all over.

He remembers seeing her laying dead in front of him even as she whispered over his shoulder.

Sometimes, he thinks he's hopelessly screwed up. Then he thinks everyone else is screwed up.

The really screwed up thing - him and Lilah - is over, but it's what he misses most

She's what he misses most.