He Was Never Just Anyone
I kept my head down and my pace steady as I made my way to the bus station, trying to look like I belonged there, like I wasn’t a frightened young woman running from her life with everything she owned in a single suitcase.
The suitcase felt heavier with each step, but I didn’t slow down. I couldn’t slow down. If I slowed down, I might reconsider. If I slowed down, I might turn back. And if I turned back, I would lose my nerve completely and never leave at all. So I walked faster, my breathing shallow, my mind focused only on the goal: get to the bus station, get to the airport, get on a plane to anywhere but here.
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