After You

He always shows up when I don’t expect him, when I convince myself he won’t come back again. But he does. Beautiful, strong, alien. The man who once helped me. He doesn’t ask for anything in return, yet once every few years he appears in my life for one night, and in the morning he disappears, remaining a mystery all the same. I almost came to terms with it—until one day I ran into his life face-to-face. I know it’s a mistake, madness—but I understand one thing: this time I won’t be able to let him go.