Fifty Six (part 1)
James spent a few hours by the beach to clear his head. The sun had already set, and the wind had grown stronger and colder. He watched in silence as the harsh waves crashed on the shore—the sound of it served as white noise to his buzzing mind. He knew he was wrong—for blaming Topher for the choices he willingly made, and for saying hurtful things to push Topher away, when he probably just wanted to help, simply because he was scared. He was scared of the gossip that will arise in such a small town, scared that he would be seen differently by the people he loved, scared of the judgement that might be placed upon him by the community he had tried to serve. It wasn’t as simple as Topher had painted it out to be. One controversial thing and their family business might be affected, which,
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