Wednesday, May 9th, 8:13 PM

The sun descended in the sky, leaving behind waves of red and purple under the distant clouds. Elise watched the shifting colors dance around one another. Upon the top deck of the ship where Mako had said to meet, she watched the cruise liner pull away from the docks, but she couldn't feel much of a difference from the size of the vessel.

Time ticked by, and Mako hadn't shown up as she expected. For a moment, Elise let intrusive thoughts invade her ...