BOUND IN IRON AND INK
She stepped out of a small building near the edge of town, pulled her jacket tighter around herself, and looked over her shoulder.
My fingers stopped above the keyboard.She did that when she was nervous.Three years ago, she used to take a quick look over her shoulder twice.Now she has done it four times.Something had changed.I leaned closer to the screen.“Come on,” I whispered.Kirrily stood below a streetlight, her face was too small to make out clearly. A vehicle passed behind her. She waited until it disappeared before crossing the road.She was alone.At least, that's what the footage showed.But I had learned a long time ago that being alone and being safe were two very different things.I s