[C] Lost Signals

the end | iv

Their glances mingled,

an unspoken confession;

guilt clashed with affection in the air.

But time kept marching unrelentingly on,

wrapping them in shadows.

As the sirens faded into the distance,

she felt lost,

empty

—a gaping void

where life had once shimmered with hope.

She was left on the edge of reality,

forever tethered to that moment,

replaying the last words they had shared

—their goodbye.