His Halo is a Lie
But claiming him didn’t erase the pull.
One night, we were walking back from the market, bags heavy with fruit and bread, when a group of teenagers blocked the sidewalk. Their voices were too loud, their laughter sharp. One of them called out, “Hey, Saint. You forget us already?”
I froze.
Saint didn’t even flinch. He shifted the bag higher on his arm and kept walking, his hand tightening on mine as if daring me to stop.
The boys laughed harder, muttered words I couldn’t catch, and I felt heat crawl up my neck. My heart pounded, my stomach churned, but I forced myself to keep moving.
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