oh.you.look.so.beautiful tonight

He picked up the phone, hesitatingly, and dialled the number. The ringing seemed to go on forever. And then it was answered…

His mind, focused on one thing, drowned out the din of the departure hall. All he could hear was the warm voice at the other end. Tear’s welled up as he began to speak…

The conversation was short and simple. Staring out of the window, he replayed the promise over and over, those words etched in his memory. …

He stepped off the plane, greeted by a warm summer breeze. Ahead, a fresh, illuminated path, reward for his diligence. The city of blinding lights beckoned…