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.

night, Raphael was greeted by a breeze that played through the leaves of

silhouette held his gaze,

the car, and the driver inquired, “Where to?” His voice broke

from Raphael’s lips, leaving the driver

address belonged to no property of

Raphael then, with a distant clarity, he had

trickled by before he pressed against the seat, forehead in hand, whispering,

I’ll take a walk.

sorrow in his eyes and, choosing silence, pressed on

stepped out, a polite nod sending

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

he watched the lights of Dylan’s home flicker alive, then die, a ritual

solace there, in the very space that gutted

And still, he watched.

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