"Can I kiss you?" Alex asked, the moonlight shining upon them.

He didn't know why, but he felt off today, as if he wanted to be kissed and enjoy it with all his heart.

Knowing she wouldn't agree at all, he realised this would be his own delusion, which she would soon shatter.

But at least he wanted to ask, to escape the truth running through his mind. He couldn't pinpoint what else to do to numb the pain in his heart and head.

Never in his life had he imagined experiencing such heartache, ...