The World I Left for You
He didn't know I was right above him, watching him fall apart, watching him cry.
And I couldn't even cry anymore.
A full day and night passed. Reports came back one after another. They found nothing in the city, nothing in Josselville, and nothing in my hometown.
No one had seen me.
The last place I existed was that quiet street corner under the dim streetlight.
That night, Liam dragged himself back there.
He stood beneath the light and looked up at the moon. After a long pause, something in him seemed to settle.
Slowly, he raised his hand. His thumb and index finger came together, forming a small circle.