Chapter 48: Three Halves of a Whole
Alto looked to his side to see Amy smiling back at him, she carried half of the books while he carried the remaining half. He looked to his other side to see Kram facing forward, he did not seem happy, it made him wonder why he brought them back together but maybe he wanted to make fun of him in front of Amy but Kram kept quiet.
"So Kram how have you been?" Alto asked in a friendly tone.
Kram replied gruffly. "Don’t talk to me twerp, I’m not your friend so don’t act like it."
Alto looked extremely confused, Amy pulled him into another conversation to prevent the mood from dampening.
Kram was left to his thought, he thought back to the day before when he had met Alto for the first time in three years. Why had he reunited her with Amy if he always loved Amy knowing fully well that Alto was his love rival. Kram had been many things, abrasive, impulsive, proud but he was not a fool. For three years he had watched Amy lose the light in her eyes to the extent that she forgot about Alto, he had thought he would be able to bring a bit of light in her eye but it seemed that was not something that was possible in his arsenal of skills.
The day he saw the light return back to her eyes he knew she must have seen Alto, when he first met Alto he wanted to make fun of him like always but after seeing Alto’s eyes he changed his mind. He could see the loneliness in Alto’s eyes and also a story, he could tell that Alto had overcome a certain hardship and grown stronger from it.
Kram had never shared a favourable relationship with Alto, Amy always seemed to strain from him. Perhaps by some poor insight of his he had pictured that apart they were miserable and together they were something much different. It was a mere experiment on his part, to see if Alto was a heart that could keep Amy happy and him entertained but it seemed he was wrong as always.
"What?" Amy’s raised voice caused Kram to eavesdrop on their conversation which was hardly any challenge since they were right next to him and were clearly not speaking in a hushed tone. "How, why the hell did he do that to you?"
Kram for the first time in minutes interrupted their conversation, "What?" He asked gruffly.