It was nightfall, and the dark clouds kept the moonlight obscure.

Madelyn could not breathe and felt suffocated. She felt like a stray stranded on the streets and did not know where to go.

'The world is a big place, but I never knew where I belonged.'

Zach walked out from the darkness. Madelyn did not hear him respond and only heard the sound of the wind from the other end of the line.

Then, she heard loud and steady footsteps. She turned toward the sound and looked at the figure through her