"what's on your mind gray?"

he simply shakes his head and turns away

anika hands him her bottle of liquor

she knows how he feels

it's how she always feels, rejected

gray eyes the drink warily

if silver were here, she'd kill him if he even drank a drop

if he gets drunk

if he gets hurt

his eyesight blurs, and he grabs the polished glass

he downs bottle after bottle

yet his eyes still are veiled with tears

why?