When the traffic light lit up to red, Kai hit the brake, and stared at the road, tapping the steering wheel with his index finger. Zaiden turned his head to Leo sitting beside him. Once again, he was attempting to convince him.
“Leo, we really don’t have to do that,” he said in a helpless tone, wanting Leo to agree.
Leo moved his gaze away from the window to him and shook his head right to left, saying, “No, Zaiden, we have to do this. Since we have decided to keep this secret we have to do anything that is needed to protect this secret.”
“But staying away from you, it’s….”
“It’s hard, I know…” he interrupted, “...but we will get through this. It is not that we are not going to see each other at all. Think of those long-distance relationships in which they never get to see each other.
