Chapter 12
Even as we proceeded, my sight was fixed on Elijah, who was wearing wireless earphones and didn't appear to notice my presence no matter how long I gazed at him. While Frederick looked around at me, I was expecting Elijah to turn around. Even though we arrived at the large field where I believed the games would be held, he didn't pay attention to me, so I lost hope as well. He was only a few steps away from me, yet I could sense the gap between us. How much longer do I have to tell myself that I can't like him because of the barrier between our lives?
He will remain in heaven while I am lying on the ground in the mud, staring up at him.
The trainers all smiled at us as they counted the number of us. I was also perplexed as to how they managed to keep the game going with so ma
