Silent Witness
Category: Thriller
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The end.