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Weekly Contest #347
1,689 words Pier Pressure Cattails softly swayed in the wind as Darcy looked beyond the horizon. She loved moments like this. Moments where she could enjoy her own solitude. A deep sigh caught her attention, interrupting her thoughts. A stranger with the same mellow brown skin tone as hers took off his beanie, scrubbing a hand over his face. Sensing someone’s attention on him, the stranger faced her. “Oh sorry. Didn’t mean to bother you.” Darcy smiled. “You aren’t. Bothering me, I mean.” Why did the guy look so familiar? Where’d she know hi...
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