Here to There

She thought to herself, "this is how he cries"

No tears, only denial.

She counted the times he looked down at the floor.

20 times. Each and everytime it was a second longer. 

She finally grabbed him by the chin, lifting his head gently until their eyes met again.

He turned away, sparked up a match and brought the ciggarett towards his lips.

The distant silhouette of him started to fade.

He didn't bother looking back. 

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