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Alone
~Cali~
Nate’s accusing tone didn’t surprise me at all. He pulled the vacant chair across from mine, inviting himself.
“Well, hello to you too, Dr. Grumpy,” I sighed sarcastically, losing my appetite at the sight of him.
Since the last time I saw him, he has aged rapidly. Dark circles surround his blue eyes, enhancing the brooding expression he’s wearing. Part of me still believes that the Nate I met years ago, the man whose warm hues showered me with kindness, is still there.
He’s just lost and alone.
His reason for doing these things to Evan might be unreasonable as hell, but I pity him. I’m not patronizing his ways. No, I don’t because he’s hurting Evan, but there’s this small voice in my thoughts that’s urging me to h
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