EternityGarnet set the manuscript down.
She walked across the room, through the open door, and onto the balcony. Across the river, the city was lit for the night. Dark shadows that were trees carpeted the spaces in between buildings. The spires of churches struck poignantly into the night sky like the answers to unasked questions. August leaned against the rail.
She was still wearing her wings.
“You finished it?” she asked, not bothering to look at her as she joined her on the rail.
“Yes. I finished it.”
“What did you think it was about?”
“It was a love story.”
“A lot of things are.” August still couldn’t face her.
“Yeah.”
The night was clear, and the sky held so many stars.
“Don’t you want to know if they ever got it?” August asked, a shade of bitterness coloring her voice.
“Go
