Love in Disguise
“I’m not here to interrogate you, Noah. I just… couldn’t sleep.”
For a long moment, he said nothing. His pencil scratched against the paper again.
“Do you always draw at night?” I asked gently.
“It’s the only time the house feels quiet enough,” he replied.
His voice carried so much weight, so much sadness, that it made my chest ache.
“What are you drawing?” I asked, stepping closer.
He hesitated, then slowly turned the sketchpad around.
It was a painting of the Goldberg Mansion, but in his version, the sky above it was dark and stormy. The windows were shattered, and shadows seemed to crawl up the walls.
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