The Andromeda Strain
Category: Sci-Fi
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The end.