He is the one I hold dear.

But he has someone else dear to him, someone who isn't me.

Even so, it's alright.

If I can be by his side.

If I can be of use to him.

But that, too, will soon end.

Rita struggled for Abel, who had lost his lover.

Upon learning his lover is returning to Abel, Rita decides to leave.

This is a self-contained one-shot story.

As it's a one-shot, it's even more reliant on plot conveniences than usual.

Apologies for any typos or errors! I'm apologizing in advance.

It will also be cross-posted to AlphaPolis at a later time.