Alone, Riley let himself drift on the pool while waiting for Draco. The sun just started to set. It must be around 5 PM. A golden orange hue covered the sky above. And without Dylan's booming voice, the whole place was so quiet.
But it was a good kind of quiet for Riley. It gave him an uninterrupted moment to think about his life. Even the memory of the time he escaped from his brother did not disturb his current state. He felt safe and protected. Riley knows it was all thanks to Draco Sy.
Then the scene this morning flashed through his mind: Draco Sy wiping crumbs from his mouth.
Suddenly, Riley felt a little shy about getting treated that way. It made him feel like he was someone… special and treasured by Draco Sy.
No one had been so good to him like this.
Troubled by those thoughts, Riley had a second of inattentiveness and lost his balance. He sunk into the water. Riley did not struggle and let himself sink lower into the bottom of the pool.
