บท 200: Asher's fear

"But I feel so miserable…"

Asher had thought about it over and over when he went to see Luke that day to ask his little brother to go home. Asher wasn't hopeful that Luke would return to them anytime soon. Luke just seemed satisfied and free, laughing candidly with Maxen and Cosette, as if that rundown apartment was not a problem itself. 

Ironic, he thought, that regardless of how luxurious Asher's lifestyle, how excellent he was that everyone praised him to the point it was exhausting to hear their praises, and how bright his future was, Asher could laugh just like Cosette, Maxen, or Luke. 

He was right. 

Asher was just envious of their friendship because… he doesn't have a single friend. All the people around him were either business partners and affiliates, or just people who would never be his real friends.