Eli looked down at the crumpled paper in his hand. The ink was fading, the words rewriting themselves as he watched.
On the screen, a figure walked into the alley. It was Sarah. She was wearing the red raincoat he had bought her. She wasn't running. She wasn't scared. She turned, looked directly into the camera lens, and smiled. It was a sad, broken smile. She held up a hand, waving goodbye. Then, a bus passed in the foreground, obscuring the view, and when it passed, the alley was empty. Eli looked down at the crumpled paper in his hand