Sharon’s longing drew her closer, up on her toes, whispering desires into his ear.

Yet he gently set boundaries with a nudge.

His voice was a chilled breeze.

“Find your own way home.

The evening’s shadows did not beckon him back to the party.

Coat in hand, he was set to depart when Sharon’s voice quivered through the air.

“Am I invisible to you? What does she have that I don’t?”

He paused but stood resolute, not glancing back.

His reply was a soft consolation.

“There’s no contest.

heart ached with

Olivia was beyond reach.

a breeze that played through the leaves of a

his gaze, lost in

into the car, and the driver inquired, “Where

address fell from Raphael’s lips, leaving the

belonged to no property of

a distant clarity, he had uttered the

the

I’ll take a walk.

his eyes

Raphael stepped out, a

him, he struck a match, the flame kissing the tip of his

home flicker alive,

knew Olivia found solace there, in the very space

And still, he watched.

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