A Promise to Remember
Outside, the world was alive with lights and fireworks, but that joy seemed worlds away from him.
He sat there in the shadows, smoking in isolation, and my heart broke for him.
I smiled through it. "Merry Christmas early! Got a gift for me?"
He chuckled, and a transfer notification pinged on my phone. He had just sent me 100 thousand dollars, which blew my mind.
After a long pause, he murmured, "Nora, come back soon. I'm really..."
The wind scattered his words; I couldn't make out if it was "lonely" or "missing you".