No Looking Back

Valerie stepped out of the glass elevator on the ground floor of the shopping mall, the low hum of the holiday crowds washing over her in waves. Her phone buzzed in her coat pocket.

She pulled it out and saw Nolan’s name flashing on the screen. Pressing it to her ear, she heard the bustling background noise of a busy restaurant.

"Valerie, we just sat down at the table," Nolan said over the line