Just admit it

Alex was still standing in the very same position where Abi left him when Zeke entered the house. His eyes were blank, dark and frozen cold.

Zeke stared at him but the man didn't even seem to notice him. It wasn't until Zeke spoke to him that he was brought back to the present.

"You're really not going to go after her?" Zeke asked, as composed and as emotionless as ever.

Finally, Alex moved as his head raised to look at Zeke. Then he stared at the ring in his palm for another long while, seemingly falling back into the abyss. He cleared his throat and shook his head and he seemed to have finally jolted back to reality but his first reaction was a forced sardonic laugh.