The gates opened automatically as I pulled up to them and the long driveway stretched ahead lit with landscape lights.
The house was glowing warm in the evening dark and his car was there in the driveway, and my heart had already jumped at seeing it.
I parked my car next to his, switched off the engine and sat in the silence.
I checking the time on the dashboard: 8:34 PM.
I looked at myself in the rearview mirror and my hair was still perfect, with my makeup mostly holding up. I looked put together on the outside while feeling completely off in the inside.
I grabbed my things and got out. My legs were tired from standing all day and my mind tired from performing and my body already anticipating what was coming. Each step toward the door felt measured and heavy. The house was waiting
