He was a young man, barely 20. He left home because it wasn’t, denied love because he hadn’t, thought free because he couldn’t, and left fast because he shouldn’t.
He was alone.
She was not.
She was maybe 19, and full of regret. She said ‘yes’ because she had to, thought ‘no’ because she wanted to, went north because they said to, and closed off because she thought to.
They met on 6th and King.
