boys over flowers

[Apollo Haddix]

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we prey as wolves among the sheep
and slit the necks of soldiers while they sleep

Lying on the mattress with his arms folded under his head, Apollo thought back to when he was younger and had lived in this room alongside his brother, Sirius. Though those times seemed so far gone, he knew that it really hadn’t been that long since he had seen his brother. It was a matter of months. He had resented his coy-blooded brother for various reasons, but now he felt that if he were to see him again, they would somehow get along. In fact, Apollo felt as if he would really be able to connect with Sirius. The trouble was, he had no idea where he had gone off too, since Apollo himself had disappeared.

He sat up on the bed, brushing silver bangs from his eyes as he cast his gaze around the darkening room. The light outside was beginning to fade even though it was only late afternoon. He stomach seemed to remind him that he hadn’t eaten in awhile, and he moved to the edge of the mattress so that he might get up and wander towards the kitchen. He hesitated there for a moment, however, and studied the abandoned stuffed bear lying on the ground. Haven wouldn’t like it, Apollo figured, but maybe one of the other children? He couldn’t bear to keep seeing it forgotten there.

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