The past Moon would have been over the moon at that question, not this Moon.
Looking into his eyes, she was almost deceived for a moment that he was sincere. At this moment, she noticed something she had been blind to all along.
He had only ever used the word ‘like’* around her and not ‘love,’ not to mention his indifference to her being bullied, his joining in the fun of making a complete mockery of her, and his acting like he didn’t know her at all.
“You disgust me.” Moon spat out glaring hard at him.
“What did you just say?” He asked, taking a step closer to her with his eyes red and wide open.
“You claim to LIKE me,” Moon said, a chortle escaping her lips despite the pain she was in.
“I do like you, and there is no need to put it down for some previously homeless bastard.” H
