Dead Reckoning
Category: Thriller
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The end.