Chapter 21: Time Apart
The summer without Mateo was harder than Liam had anticipated. He threw himself into his work, trying to distract himself from the growing ache in his chest. But no matter how busy he was, he couldn’t stop thinking about Mateo—wondering if he was okay, if he missed him as much as Liam missed him. Mateo, too, found himself struggling. He focused on soccer and friends, trying to fill the void that Liam’s absence left behind. But nothing quite felt right. Every time he looked at his phone, he wanted to text Liam, to tell him he still cared, that the break wasn’t what he thought it would be. Eventually, the weight of being apart became too much for both of them to handle, they both struggled without one another to keep them company. They knew one day they’ll be able to see each other again b
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