I sat on the bleachers behind the basketball team. I looked up across the gym to the window of the door leading to the hallway. A figure stands there. He is tall and defined, wearing a black trench coat. He has tousled brown hair and dark brooding eyes that draw me in. I lose track of the game as my attention centers on him. There is something otherworldly that is familiar, but not. It’s as if he does not belong. The basketball flies in front of me, dragging my attention away from the window. When I look back, he’s gone.

 

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