Tom's eyes took on that faraway look again as he recalled the details. "We'd sneak out at night, Lucas with his camera and me with my notebook. We'd explore abandoned buildings, hang out in 24-hour diners, talk to night shift workers and early morning joggers."
"That sounds incredible," I said, imagining the adventures they must have had.
Tom nodded, a soft smile on his face. "It was. We discovered parts of our town we never knew existed. But more than that, we discovered new sides of each other."
"How so?" I asked, sensing there was more to the story.
Tom was quiet for a moment, gathering his thoughts. "Lucas... he has this ability to see beauty in the most unexpected places. He'd take these stunning photos of things I'd walked past a hundred times without noticing. And me, well, I gu
