Vivian

Shadows retreated across the living room floor as sunlight burst through the floor-to-ceiling windows. From so high up, it looked like a wildfire spread across the sky.

I leaned on the back of Callum’s white couch, watching the light as it took over the entire room.

A few hours ago, he went to bed. He offered me a room but I couldn’t sleep. It meant letting my guard down.

“Dum de dum, de doo, doo.” Callum came down his winding staircase and grinned ...