"Are you alright now?" Karl Walton asked, feeling Steve no longer tremble.
"Yes."
"How long have you had relapses?"
"Today," he confessed quietly. "Only today."
"What happened?"
"Martin… I think he has fallen in love with me. I told him it wouldn't be fine, and he left nervous. Then I saw Hannah ... "
'My God' thought Walton 'Something as simple, as innocent as dispelling someone's fantasies about love ...'
But was it really that innocent? Was Martin to blame for falling in love with Paxton? Was Steve to blame for not loving him back? It was the same with Hannah - well, almost the same. Hannah was an eyewitness to the shocking situation, Martin only heard "I'm not interested in you" but on Steve impact was almost the same.
"I'll get you some water," he offered. There were a few packets of water in the old, slightly dingy kitchen. Walton suspected that there was little else here that would be suitable for putting in his mouth.
