Empire High Homecoming

Brooklyn I was locked in a cage for sixteen years. But I lived in it willingly. And I didn’t come back to this city for a boy who forgot about me when I was kidnapped. Matthew Caldwell broke his promises to me. And I broke every single promise I made him. But he helped heal my heart once before. And I think maybe he’s the only one who can help me now. Matt It’s easiest to remember Brooklyn in the fall. The autumn leaves, the crisp smell of the air—it’s all her. I wasted half my life loving someone who’s never coming back. And I still want all the things I once did—kids, a wife, a home. But how can I move forward if I still feel her presence at every turn? It’s almost like she’s still here with me…