One // Two (here)
Chapter Two
One part pretty, two parts ‘don’t care’
A gust of wind blew in from the river. It swept over the pier and onto the dock, lowering the temperature another few degrees. The breeze caught the ends of Sakura’s hair and whipped them about her face. She brushed the stands back, tucking them behind her ears before she pulled her jacket tighter around herself.
Why Sakura had agreed to meet at the shipping yard at night, she hadn’t the faintest clue. She hated the cold. She hated being it in. She hated all the layers she had to wear. She just hated it. It made her miss the warm beaches of the Mediterranean with its blue waters and white sand beaches.
What did New York have? Smog and tainted water that didn’t reach above seventy even in the summer?
At least the skyline was something to gaze at.
Before her, the city lights danced across the river like shattered diamonds. The breeze made them dance, twisting and waving like they were performing a private show. It was almost enough to distract from the cold.
Almost.
Sakura wrapped her arms further around herself as she pushed up onto her toes before rocking back onto her heels. Her gaze slipped around the parking lot again. Still empty.
“No sign yet,” Kakashi said in her ear.
Sakura curled her fingers around her cellphone, careful to avoid accidentally tugging on the headphones connected to her ear. “He’ll be here,” she said into the built-in microphone.
“You sound sure.”
Even over the wind, she heard his doubt. She didn’t share it. “He still has another five minutes. Besides, he knows the consequences.”
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