Fading Love and Lost Dawn

ed, in the late autumn, he fe

ce between us grew, I bor

pretended not to see, c

ompeted, for it was ti

you, did you recall the very moments we once shared? When she stood on tiptoe to kiss you, in that instant of elation, did a single fleeting thought of my lonely

days e

bedside drawer. Though I knew I had a fever, t

re is 38.4 de

ecurring fevers lately. Was it a

heart, I took some fever

the sun had

nd Michael's name ap

el

ember when he'd stopped calling me by name. The realiza

te tonight, don'

but I couldn't bri

rs on the verge of spilling from my

t i

d hung up. Our conversations, lasting no m

asn't communication

to the room. In this vast space, silence env

are you so

forward on the desk, his fingers play

d as I turned to look at him, hi

s so simple, can

s to ease the discomfort. I had lost coun

ransferred to our class as an art student in the

ted, and rarely interacted with anyone in

to sit at the ba

ple with no intersection, but

the teacher allowed us to choos

med exceptionally well and cho

began to change f

eality, I couldn't help but l

uthful innocence and love for me, lea

he price of growth

he living room, finding no t

, it was already past

w what I was

if he came home, Eva,

lish I

f the electronic lock at t

n the dim light, he seemed sur

, "Didn't I tell you not to w

lept too much during t

wing a hint of disbelief

udio busy lately? Why are

Yes, it's very busy and might continue

ed, "Al

oticed a faint red mark on t

e something was off

couldn't suppress the mix of unea

scrolling through his phone, the sc

d silent. I wanted to questi

e, I realized the person beside me

he same, yet everyt