EP>2

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A cold tear slid down his cheek, and this time he didn't wipe.
Let it fall, let it break.
No one was watching-- no one cared.
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( he sat straight )
Still hunched over the empty glass in his hand.
His knuckles were pale from how tightly he gripped it.
The low light from above glinted across wetness on his cheeks.
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( he felt nothing).
He wanted to feel nothing.
And yet inside him, the ache never dulled.
More people came and left around him.
Laughter floated through the bar like smoke, too distant for him to touch.
Then a pair of footsteps approached him.
Soft. Deliberate. Not hurried like others. Not drunk or aimless.
"Are you alright?" came a low, calm voice. It wasn't intrusive. Just present.
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( he didn't look up)
His fingers were still wrapped around the empty glass as if letting go would make everything inside him spill.
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
Does it matter ?
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( he muttered).
There was a pause. A quiet breath. Then the man replied. " It does, At least to someone".
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( he let out a dry, tired scoff).
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
Then you must be a damn fool.
" I've been called worse".
That made wang shuo glance up-- slowly.
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo
( his blurred vision met a stranger's face ).
A stranger who wasn't quiet a stranger anymore.
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