Remnants of Us

What Matteo said made absolutely no sense to me—but by the time I opened my mouth to ask, he was already walking away.

“Matteo, wait! What does that even mean?” I called after him, brows furrowed, with confusion.

He turned, letting out a sigh—long, exasperated like he was already worn down by all of this. His eyes met mine with that familiar mix of mischief.

“I’m not gonna spell everything out for