Echoes of Tomorrow
Category: Sci-Fi
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The end.