Echoes of Tomorrow

Category: Sci-Fi

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

The end.

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