~Jennie’s~

“You always find me. Even in the dark.”

That’s the first thing I say when I step out onto the balcony. I say it without looking at him, but I know he’s there. Leaning against the cold railing like a statue. Watching me from the darkness. Just like he always does.

Reo doesn’t answer. His silence is too familiar. The city lights shimmer behind him, but he doesn’t look at them. His eyes stay locked on me.

I turn slowly. My heels click softly against the stone. My dress catches the breeze. And I feel it again; that hollow ache in my chest. That thing that burns and stretches...