'Am I caught?' Gray couldn't help but ask that question in his mind.
For a few hours that they were in the school, he could feel the coldness in the way Alistair treated him.
The others might not notice it.
He knew that to everyone else, everything still looked normal. He and Alistair still smiled for the cameras, spoke to students, and they even shared a few talks here and there.
But Gray knew better.
Alistair was putting distance between them. Every interaction that they had so far felt controlled for the people to see.
He was no longer speaking to him the way he used to. There were no casual remarks or even friendly gestures that Alistair used to show him. Even when they stood beside each other during the photo session earlier, Alistair barely glanced at him.
And now, Gray could only be silent as he watched the auditorium be filled with students applauding. Alistair just finished speaking. He talked about encouragement and those basic topics of how to succeed in life.
