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Sabrina turned blindly and pushed her way through the crowd By the tiht with emotion, and when she finally asps of fresh air

She ue’s truck, eyes on a ht sky that was lit up with a ht It felt as if there was a ball of so in there that needed release

“You okay?”

The words slid froue

“Yes,” she answered after a while

“Liar”

Eyes still on the sky, she froze when he approached He turned his head upward and followed her gaze For abut the muffled sounds from the bar, the people and the music

“Funny how the sky looks the saue hanistan China Different perspectives but basically the same”

Sabrina exhaled and glanced at hiry as he had earlier In fact he looked kind of relaxed

“Why are you out here?” she asked “Thought you’d be inside with your girlfriend”

He arched an eyebrow, but ignored the dig “I don’t like crowds I don’t like the unpredictable”

He turned to her suddenly “You okay?” he asked again

Her eyes slipped away “No,” she whispered, feeling the heat of tears sting her eyes “I don’t think I’ll ever be okay again”

“You have to want to be okay That’s the first step”

“Really” She found his gaze again, shivering at the intensity in the for you?”