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 a truth

Olivia was beyond reach.

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

his

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

Raphael’s lips, leaving

address belonged to no property

dawned on Raphael then, with a distant clarity, he had uttered the

by before he pressed against the seat, forehead in

I’ll take a walk.

in his eyes and, choosing silence, pressed on the

out, a polite nod sending

him, he struck a match, the flame kissing the

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

there, in the very

And still, he watched.

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