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.

ached with a

Olivia was beyond reach.

was greeted by a breeze that played through the leaves of a

silhouette held his gaze, lost in

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

from Raphael’s lips, leaving the driver

address belonged to no property

a distant clarity, he had uttered

against the seat, forehead in hand, whispering, “Let’s

I’ll take a walk.

in his eyes and, choosing silence, pressed on the

a polite nod sending

around him, he struck a match, the flame kissing

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

there, in

And still, he watched.

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