The street light above him flickers, being the only luminescence on the dark street. Theo resists the urge to smoke as he waits impatiently. What if it’s not the same? What if things can never be the same? He pushes the thoughts from his mind as he swallows his rising anger at the world and the universe as a whole.

All that matters is Theo’s about to see the love of his life again for the first time in months. He can’t let his fury show now.