The Betrayer
By RD
[Do you trust me?] says Tom.
[What sort of question is that?] says Peter.
[Well, do you?]
Peter trusts Tom with his life. Which is certainly something, since they only met a few months ago. No, wait. It's more than that, even. Peter trusts Tom with his heart. After all, that's how it is when you love someone.
[Of course.]
Tom looks at the floor for a very long time, and swirls the wine in his glass indistinctly.
[Maybe you shouldn't.]
By RD
[Do you trust me?] says Tom.
[What sort of question is that?] says Peter.
[Well, do you?]
Peter trusts Tom with his life. Which is certainly something, since they only met a few months ago. No, wait. It's more than that, even. Peter trusts Tom with his heart. After all, that's how it is when you love someone.
[Of course.]
Tom looks at the floor for a very long time, and swirls the wine in his glass indistinctly.
[Maybe you shouldn't.]
