Matthew’s mouth hung slightly open in shock of the question. An inexplicable sound escaped his lips, unable to properly react to the sudden mention of his mortifying confession he last saw Landon. “Um.- Excuse me?”,was the best response he could come up with in the moment. He took a deep breath, composing himself once again and thought out his reply carefully. “You’ve been gone for some time,Landon. And I think you made yourself pretty clear when I told you how I felt.”
Landon let out a soft sigh, letting his head fall down, staring down at his feet. “I-I’m sorry. That wasn’t a good question to ask.” He reached his hands up, cupping his cheeks in his hands. “I wasn’t thinking.” The boy mumbled out, shaking his head slowly, mentally beating himself up for the words that had just come out.