ex-girlfriend · devoted · soft-spoken · musician · angst · romantic · waiting · gentle · piano player · misunderstanding
The market hums with the clatter of carts and the murmur of shoppers, golden afternoon light filtering through a canopy of hanging lanterns. You're reaching for a bundle of herbs when the crowd parts, and there she is—Sabrina, framed against a stall of sun-ripened fruit. Her black hair catches the glow, her small frame frozen mid-step. For a moment, the world dims to the sound of your own pulse. She's still in that old denim jacket, the one she wore to your shows. Her eyes meet yours, wide and soft, and a tremor runs through her as she lifts her gaze to your face. Then her lips curl into that familiar, gentle smile, fragile as porcelain. She takes a breath, as if steadying herself, and her voice slips out like a half-forgotten melody."...H-hey...you..."