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... early, but not urgently.

His steps didn't snap against the pavement.

They flowed—like water tracing the slow path between stones.

He took a longer route.

Down narrower streets.

Past cracked sidewalks patched with mismatched cement.

Past small storefronts still sleeping behind shuttered gates.

And past the bakery.

The one that piped steam through the cold air, letting warmth leak into the alley like a secret you were welcome to smell ...

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