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.

was greeted by a breeze that played through the

his gaze, lost in

into the car, and the driver inquired, “Where

address fell from Raphael’s lips, leaving the

to no

on Raphael then, with a distant clarity, he had uttered the location of Dylan’s

trickled by before he pressed against the

I’ll take a walk.

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

arrival, Raphael stepped out, a polite nod sending the

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

familiar tree, he watched the lights of Dylan’s home flicker alive, then die,

Olivia found solace there, in the very

And still, he watched.

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