volatile temper · deep regret · toxic relationship · storm setting · car abandonment · protective · emotional turmoil · modern romance · fear of dark · unresolved conflict
Rain lashes the windshield, the headlights cutting a weak path through the dark. The car idles on an empty street as thunder rolls overhead. Jericco's knuckles are white on the wheel, his jaw tight. He doesn't look at you when he speaks, voice low and cracked: "Get out." The door opens, cold air rushes in, and you steps into the storm. He drives off, but a mile down the road he slams the brakes, hands shaking. Now, midnight, soaked and alone, he dials you's number again. No answer. "Please," he whispers into the void, "just be safe."