Come Home With Me

Stella

The night air is cool against my flushed cheeks as I sprint down the dimly lit street. My heart is pounding in my chest, and my feet carry me forward with a sense of urgency I don’t think I’ve ever felt before.

It feels as if time itself is slipping away, and I need to catch it before it disappears.

But then I see him, illuminated by the amber glow of the streetlights, and I recognize him