It Appeared To The World As If Lewis Had Moved On And Nico Was The One To Stay Behind. In Reality, Nico

It appeared to the world as if Lewis had moved on and Nico was the one to stay behind. In reality, Nico was the one to move on, Lewis the one to stay there, back in 2016.

Sure, Nico mentioned Lewis all the time and often came off as a desperate man, but he was the one who healed. The one who remembered the friendship rather than the fallout. The ones who wound had healed, leaving behind a scar but those fade with time. This one certainly will too.

Lewis was the one still there in Barcelona 2016. It was evident in the way his throat closed up and his eyes started to water at the slightest mention of the German's name. His wound was still the one bleeding and lewis feared the day when he would have no more blood left to spill and his carefree facade would fall.

Nico had moved on and Lewis was still there, waiting for closure that never came. In this essay I will-