The sun crawled out of the deep, but it was still brutally cold. I stood, key in hand, before her bedroom door — a door I promised I’d never return. But there I was, flushed with a pathetic gaze. When the lock popped, I clicked the door. I pushed beyond, twisting a frown into an arrogant glance. I’d come back. She told me I would, and I did.
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