❝ do y’ever get tired of tryin’ t’fight for a cause
that ain’t gonna go ahead? i mean, what
you guys are doin’ is good, but — seems
more effort than s’worth t’me.
—- can you get me a coke, please? ❝

:: { ℑ⋅ℇ } ─ ─ ─ ::
He’s not sure what sparks the question.
The rest of the Amis are lingering, their loud
chatter a contrast to the way he’s tucked in
the corner, finishing up the last of the emails
they absolutely must send by tonight. Blue
eyes skip over the glare of the screen to the
rounded features of the boy before him.
“I think—- there are better questions
we can ask ourselves.” A pause. “Like
what your sister has to say about sugar
this late in the evening.”
He was a child too– he knows the tricks.
Was he okay? Gavroche really had no idea. He tended to keep how he felt quiet, because his moods didn’t matter. He was a...