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I knew she would come.

I leaned against the tree past the last row of tents and waited. The festival noise had dropped to a low hum. Most people were either drunk or already in their own tents doing what we had done the night before. I kept the mask on. Habit. Or maybe I just wanted to see how long it would take her.

She appeared at the edge of the light looking like she had spent the whole day arguing with herself. Short skirt again. Same stubborn set to her shoulders. The second her eyes found me she slowed down, like her body already knew something her...