Bound by secrets, Broken by love
Headed to the most crowded part of the rooftop, I crouch low beside a bush of lavender, hidden by a grove of shrubs, pressing myself against the cool brick wall, trying to shrink into invisibility.
My heart beats so hard that I hear it above my own breathing. I squeeze my eyes shut, praying to the Moon Goddess to turn me invisible for just a few minutes.
Minutes tick—or maybe they’re seconds. I don’t know, since time seems to drag slowly. Pensive silence shrouds the ambience of the space, a creepy stillness stopping me from letting out my breath out.
The door slowly creaks. I blink. Did I, or did I not, shut the door? Maybe it was that breeze or…?
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