I could hardly sleep, my mind restless with thoughts of what I should do first. Since yesterday, I haven’t stopped thinking. “Hey, are you okay?” Apollo asked me. I looked into his eyes seriously. “Would you be able to accept it if we drift apart?” I said, making his brows furrow. “A-Astrid, what are you saying!” he exclaimed, hugging me tightly and clinging to me like a child. “I just thought about it… because you forced me to stay here,” I replied. He immediately looked up at me, almost in tears. I didn’t know whether to laugh or pity him for his reaction...Apollo really is unusual. Through all the time we’ve spent together here, I’ve come to know him more deeply...his fear of spiders, his innocence about so many things, his life experiences, and his childlike way of thinking. He’s easy to love, but for me, it’s hard to fully accept him. Especially now, when he hurts me in ways he thinks are for my own good. “Don’t leave me,” he said, hugging me even tighter, pressing him
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