Zeena had gone off towards the cold winter horizon, fading into the icy fog. Ethan had been watching her figure dissolve into the winter winds, becoming nothing but a shadow. Ethan closed the door behind him, releasing a sigh of relief.

He was alone. With her.

This was the moment he had been dreaming of. He thought of all the possibilities, the moments they could share together, the happiness he could have. He also thought of the possibility of failure. What if Mattie rejected him? The smile she wore with him was no different than the one she had while dancing with Denis Eady. Compared to others, Ethan was boring and bland. He was afraid to try; the feeling of failure overshadowed his dreams of happiness.

 

-I forgot to publish this, it was saved as a draft