He drops a little when his arm is grabbed, lowering his center of gravity to a more defensible position and very nearly turns around swinging before his mind catches up with him.
Albert. Sam's fists unclench a little as he tries to listen to what Albert's saying, but he keeps going back to the screaming, mind skipping like the broken needle of a record player. It can't be there, it can't be Riley.
Nightmare, it's just a nightmare, you have to shake it off. Your name is Sam Wilson. It's 2015. There's rock under your hand, snow everywhere. Riley Eldridge is dead. Riley Eldridge is-
The screaming gets louder, Riley begging for help, and why can't it be him?
"I don't care if it's a trap. You don't have to go with me, but I'm not going to leave him down there!"
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Albert. Sam's fists unclench a little as he tries to listen to what Albert's saying, but he keeps going back to the screaming, mind skipping like the broken needle of a record player. It can't be there, it can't be Riley.
Nightmare, it's just a nightmare, you have to shake it off. Your name is Sam Wilson. It's 2015. There's rock under your hand, snow everywhere. Riley Eldridge is dead. Riley Eldridge is-
The screaming gets louder, Riley begging for help, and why can't it be him?
"I don't care if it's a trap. You don't have to go with me, but I'm not going to leave him down there!"