C17 TANGLED TENSIONS

Donna

It was almost like a jolt. The moment I subconsciously glanced out the window, and my eyes landed on her figure, standing across the road— the girl who had dropped that note. She stood there in the pouring rain, watching me with those big eyes of hers that felt eerie.

Hell-bent on not losing her this time around, I dashed into the road without thinking, but as usual