The Last Colony
Category: Sci-Fi
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The end.