Never Loved You, Just A Placeholder

from the murky depths of sleep. A warm weight settled agai

against my hair, his voice thick with sleep and ir

l when you're asleep. Like an angel. You just wanted

was ugly anyway. What was the big deal? It' s not lik

. It was something infinitely more valuable. It was the last tangible link to

detail, thinking of Aidan's easy smile, the warmth in his eyes. Karson's face, his smi

iled. My brow furrow

his arm from my waist, and pushed it away.

t, devoid of any warmth. "My ba

m thickened, becam

per, yet it cut through the silence like a knife. "I can't pay for your lo

illed the room as

His voice was sharp, a sudde

g like ash in my mouth. "It comes with a complete se

m scrambling out of bed, pulling on his clothes in the darkness. Each rust

sound echoed through the apartment, a final, definitive

sed after him, pleaded with him. I would have found a way to apologize, to make him s

They said I was a fool for letting him tre

The truth was, his happiness was a broken mirror reflecting a past joy.