Winston bit down hard on his lip; tears kept streaming from his eyes, falling onto his arm.

He seemed determined not to make a sound–his jaw clenched tightly, his silence unbroken.

If Dalton hadn’t looked down, he probably wouldn’t have noticed that Winston’s face was soaked with

tears.

He could feel the grief radiating from Winston’s body;

It was thick, heavy in the air, dragging his own mood down with it. Dalton stopped talking; suddenly, he didn’t want to ask anything anymore.

He didn’t want to ask what Winston had gone through, or why he was crying.

He just sat quietly beside him–just stayed there.

Pretending not to notice he was crying.

In the end, Dalton sat with Winston in that park all night long.

From evening until morning.

He called his parents himself and said he’d be sleeping over at an old friend’s place; that was how he covered it up. Of course, he’d already arranged things with the friend.

threatened the bodyguards, warning them not to

sat outside with him like

this cold, distant guy named Winston actually spoke to him on his

said quietly in the early

on his face; his eyes were like cold moonlight, filled with a sharp,

about you?”

want to go home,” he answered calmly. “But I was

said nothing more;

cool and indifferent. “I’m

lit up instantly.

emotion. He added, almost with a trace of irony, “Where else can I go…

than home now…”

finally let out a sigh of relief; he smiled

1/29

Sat with Him All

get back, I won’t

Winston didn’t refuse.

80%

9 Pearls

the end, Dalton personally brought Winston back to the Ginger family’s house before

up to this

together, unsure what to

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