There was a pregnant silence on their walk home.
Despite Naomi’s slow pace, Liberty did not dare match her steps. Shame washed over him as the memories of what just happened flashed before his eyes. He winced at the sudden pain that jabbed through his lower left rib. Naomi didn’t flinch.
Liberty observed his girlfriend while walking a few steps behind her in the silence of the night. If he couldn’t match her side by side, he would just tune in their steps as he watched her back.
He couldn’t deny that tiredness was evident in Naomi’s composure. He had never seen her this lifeless before and a part of him wanted to burn himself alive for being the cause of it. Liberty almost reached for her hands, almost grabbed her shoulders and kneeled in front of her. Because a larger part of him th
