The Life-Changing Trip
Occasionally, she looked up, our eyes meeting briefly before she quickly looked away again, as if nothing had ever happened.
Regardless, I knew things between us could never return to the way they were before.
On that fateful night, when I left her room, the hallway lights felt cold and glaring. The door closed softly behind me, and I stood there for a moment before remembering that I should go back to my own room.
When I swiped the card and stepped inside, Shanine was still sleeping soundly, not even having changed her position. It was as if, in her world, everything remained peaceful and unchanged.