"It is so good to be back!" Greg sighed to himself as he settled into the thin, worn-out mattress. He could feel the spring digging into his back. He didn't move to get comfortable though. He relished the feeling of pain, it was better than being numb. Yes, numb. Everything had turned into a weird numbness the further he drove away from Marcus. "How long till he realises I wasn't coming back?" Greg had wondered the first few hours into the drive. The volume of his ringtone at a maximum hoping to get a call or even a text from Marcus. Nothing! ”He doesn't care about me anymore!" It had been exactly twenty-four hours since Greg had left his shared home with Marcus. There had been neither texts nor phone calls, strengthening Greg's doubts about his relationship. "Did he even care about

