Lachlan got him pretty early that night to meet the house silent. There was no sign of anyone awake. Lachlan didn’t call names of anime out loud because he didn’t want to be of disturbance. He moved straight to Eli's room to meet him fast asleep. He showered him with kisses and walked out of the room. Lachlan walked past the room Halle stayed up in. He paused in front of it and hesitated. Earlier today, she had mentioned coming over till her place gets done. But he wasn’t sure she was around because of how their discussions had ended between them that morning. Lachlan was still in a place of shock. He never expected Halle to end things that moment and certainly not abruptly.
Lachlan recalled himself calling on her name before walking out of the new apartment. It felt unreal. Things had es
