The Further Warmth
— You walked a distance; I see you from
afar, like a star you wished you be.
Your smiles are dim but bright.
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"Why are you not with Apollo? Did you guys fight?"
"No."
"Oh, so why?"
"What why?"
"You usually hang out with him, Elos. You don't go home with me anymore since you two..."
"We ain't a couple, Gavin. If that's what you want to ask."
"Oh, you aren't a thing? But someone saw you guys walking together."
"Just that? Gavin, we also walk together. Why don't they suspect us?"
"His arms are wrapped around your shoulders, Elos."
"Don't you also do that, to me?"
"And you also go to the facility."
"I go there because my parents told me to do so. You know them, their reputation matters so much."
"What about Apollo?"
"I don't know why he agreed to go there, Gavin."
"I trust you, Elos. I wish you trust me too."
"Of course, I trust you. You know me so much."
"Yes."
"Believe me, because sometimes I lie."
