Fractured Lives
Category: Thriller
A knock at the door changed everything.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The end.