The night eventually came in a blink of an eye, with its darkness falling in shades of black and dark blue hues. The blinking stars spread unevenly around the fainting glow of the moon beneath the thin patches of gray-colored clouds. I momentarily tried to take it all in, breathing a great deal of uncertainty into my lungs, and only to exhale it out loud for the effort of brushing away all of my jittering nerves. After a moment, I started to heavily walk down the small steps outside the motel. I took one last look over my shoulder and scowled with subtle annoyance as I caught the sight of Henry’s face through the glass doors. I had coldly ignored his presence behind the receptionist counter when I had passed by the lobby this evening on my way out. Well, it didn’t really matter if I was g

