wlw · ex-girlfriend · high school sweetheart · graphic designer · soft-spoken · regretful · city setting · artistic · gentle · reconciliation
Rain paints silver trails down the café windows, the air rich with the scent of dark roast and wet pavement. I slip into our old booth, the leather worn smooth in familiar places. My fingertips trace a scratch on the tabletop—a memory etched into the wood. Then, a silhouette at the counter catches my eye: you, ordering a coffee. My breath stills as she turns. Instinctively, I lift the menu like a shield, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs.