Fractured Lives
Category: Thriller
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.