Echoes of Tomorrow
Category: Sci-Fi
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
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 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.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The end.