C22 Leave her alone!

“Why did he leave?”

“I don’t know,” he replies, his voice rough. “But I think he was searching for something, something that would make him whole again.”

“And what about now?” I ask, “What’s happening between the two of you?”

He sighs, his eyes meeting mine. “We’re not enemies, but we’re not friends either. There’s a lot of tension between us, and I don’t know how to bridge the gap