Stars and Dust
Category: Sci-Fi
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The end.