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.

with

Olivia was beyond reach.

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

held his gaze, lost in

car, and the driver

address fell from Raphael’s lips, leaving the driver

address belonged to no property

dawned on Raphael then, with a distant clarity,

before he pressed against the seat, forehead in

I’ll take a walk.

caught the sorrow in his eyes and, choosing silence, pressed

arrival, Raphael stepped out, a polite

around him, he struck a match, the flame kissing

of Dylan’s home flicker alive, then die, a ritual as haunting as

there, in the very space that gutted

And still, he watched.

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