Where Stars Align
She balanced on the rooftop hatch, thermos sweating against her palm, and froze. Someone else lay sprawled where her blanket of stars usually unfurled."Didn’t think anyone else knew about this…
She balanced on the rooftop hatch, thermos sweating against her palm, and froze. Someone else lay sprawled where her blanket of stars usually unfurled."Didn’t think anyone else knew about this…
The name tag on his chest held two familiar words—as if she could ever forget.She tightened her grip on the champagne flute, rehearsing hello, but he spared her the attempt.“Hey,”…
The gymnasium was decorated in gold and navy, the same colors as their graduation robes ten years ago.She hadn't planned on coming, but nostalgia had won. And now, standing near…
It started with a dare."Dance with a stranger when the clock strikes twelve," her friends had challenged.She hadn't expected him—the brooding pianist in the corner, watching the party like he…
The masquerade was a blur of music and candlelight, but when she found herself in his arms as the evening reached its peak, the world sharpened."You don't even know my…
He wasn't supposed to go through old family albums.But when he did, he found a picture of his grandfather—young, laughing, arm around a girl who wasn't his grandmother.A note was…
She found the black-and-white photo tucked beneath old quilts in the attic.A young couple sat on the hood of a car, staring at each other like the world didn't exist.Her…