The End of All Things Podcast
BubblyBailey for Nathaniel Burke
bisexual; Nathaniel is the second-oldest of 8 kids being raised by his emotionally unstable widowed mother, Maya, and he and his older sister, Emma, have taken on parental roles in their family. However, he always struggled socially, and never spoke in school. He is incredibly artistic, however, and is used to putting on a brave face and putting others’ needs before his own. He’s a worrier, but will often cover it up for the sake of others, and suffers from anxiety. He’s incredibly passionate and opinionated.
Cara passed out again. She's been doing that in and out since the quake, which is part of the reason we're resting here.
I'm Nathaniel, by the way. Nathaniel Burke.
Cara and I agreed to share this thing, since we decided to travel together. We shared the horrifying yet satisfying trauma of witnessing all of our classmates die-
I mean, just horrifying. Not satisfying. (mutters) but most of them were dicks....
Anyways, Cara told me that she needed to get to New Mexico to see her brother. I asked if she wanted to go see her Mom and Dad, and she said "step-dad", so I asked if she wanted to go see her mom and step-dad, and she said no, they're both asshats, and then passed out again, so I picked her up and carried her out of the parking lot and onto some grass.
This turned out to be a smart move, because then all the cars in the lot melted like popsicles. I don't know how the hell they melted, but they did, and suddenly the parking lot was full of shiny, multi-colored liquid, and this liquid dissolved into the pavement as easily as if it were water.
When Cara got up again, I told her I was going to go with her, and she said "sure, whatever," and I told her I needed to stop by my house first and she said "then don't come I need to go now" and I said "we need supplies and also I'm pretty sure you need medical attention since you keep passing out" and then she passed out and I carried her about a mile until she woke up again and yelled at me for carrying her, and then we stopped to rest in this abandoned barn because it suddenly began pouring rain out of nowhere.
I didn't tell Cara that the main reason I wanted to stop by my house was to check on my siblings. I know my older sister Emma should be handling everything, but there's six younger ones that are probably losing their minds right now, and I don't know how the hell my crazy mother is going to react, so I should at least stop by and make sure I can afford to go to New Mexico.
(sighs) Why am I even going to New Mexico? I know I'm worried about Cara, but why would I leave my whole family to Emma?
(sighs again) Because I don't want to watch them get hurt if something like the school happens again.
