Starfall

Category: Sci-Fi

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

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

A knock at the door changed everything.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

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

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

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

The end.

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