C60 Surface of Apologies

Sophia nodded, tears welling up in her eyes as she appeared between Ethan and me. “I’m sorry,” she whispered in advance, then turned and took a walk away, disappearing into the nighttime.

I watched her move, my heart heavy with a mixture of feelings I couldn’t even begin to untangle. When I in the end grew to turn out to be back to Ethan, he modified into searching me with a glance of melancholy