Zoey
The morning light touched my face before I even opened my eyes, gentle and golden, like it didn’t want to wake me too suddenly. For a moment, I stayed still, letting it sink into my skin. Then I rolled over and saw the skyline. So close. So unreal.
That was all it took to remember.
The necklace around my neck shimmered when I sat up. A tiny crescent moon, resting against my collarbone ,delicate, perfect, probably expensive. It wasn’t heavy, but it carried weight all the same.
I brushed a finger across it and felt my chest tighten. His message from last night was still stuck in my head.
“Don’t wait up.”
So I didn’t. But I also didn’t sleep.
The space beside me was empty, the sheets untouched and cold. And I hated that it bothered me. I told myself it shouldn’t, this wasn’t suppo
