Chapter 43: I Never Said You Could Leave

In the narrow alley off the street, people flowed past the entrance in a steady stream. Some slowed, some stopped outright, craning their necks to peer into the depths where a boy and a girl faced each other. Knowing smiles tugged at their mouths, as if the sight had stirred up a faint nostalgia, like they were catching a glimpse of their own youth chasing after the spring wind. A lamp hung on the wall. Its orange glow stretched the two shadows long, long across the ground. "Thor, believe me. I...