The Grand Rise

Scarlet Lowell was my sunshine when all I could see was the moon and stars.

Until she wasn't.

Finally free, and knowing there are apologies to make, I go to the only place that's ever felt like home with nothing but her letters in the seat of my bike and a funny feeling in my chest.

I had a plan.

Give her the letters. Apologise. Walk away for good.

I expected her anger. I expected her to tell me to never show my face on the estate again. And I knew seeing her after so much time would fuck me up far worse than any prison sentence ever could.

But it's Scarlet, and whilst I was locked away dreaming of the life I hoped she was living, she was lost in a completely different one.

What awaited me at the end of that lane, what I didn't know and had missed, shattered my world into a million broken pieces.

She was my light. My good.

Now, I need to figure out a way to make them my forever.