It Was Never Love to Begin With
Countless nights, he would wake up and glance at me sleeping beside him, and a quiet sigh would slip from his lips.
How could someone love this foolishly?
Yet, someone did… and it was him who was adored and loved so ardently.
Devin quietly slipped the burn ointment into his pocket. For some reason, he did not want to give it to Melissa.
He took her hand gently and asked, "Does it still hurt?"
The moment the words left his mouth, however, he could not even tell who he had meant to ask.
The next morning, Devin brought Melissa home.
The house, once sleek and cold in shades of black, white, and gray, had changed.