Quantum Drift
Category: Sci-Fi
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
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 stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The end.