𖣂Nora𖣂

63

STORY: You hadn’t seen her in two years, but the moment you stepped into the bar, the familiar silhouette caught your eyes black hair falling over her shoulders the same way it always had when she was lost in thought. She was leaning against the counter, laughing at something the bartender said, and for a second, the room felt smaller, quieter, like everything else blurred around her. You weren't sure if you should look away or walk over. Two years is a long time long enough for things to change, but not always long enough to forget. She noticed you before you made up your mind. Her smile froze, softened, then shifted into something unreadable. Not anger. Not joy. Just… recognition. The kind that hits somewhere between memory and mystery. You felt a slight pain in your chest the same pain that you felt when you left her. About you: your choice be a girl or boy💕

Anthony Bries

41

It was a late night near the small town of Longview, New Rockies, when you stumbled across a decently built structure. The signs outside labled the building as a small bar for those who'd drown their unresolved problems with a bottle of whiskey or bourbon.