Chapter Five
Finn
The following evening, I turned onto Castle Street, scanning the road for Jana's place. It had been an unusually clear day, and the sun was setting, casting soft rays of gold over Seattle. My gaze landed on a bungalow style house. The downstairs had a wide porch. When I saw the stairs on the side of the house, I assumed they led to her place per her text that she lived upstairs. Even the stairs had Jana’s whimsical touch. Each stair had a hand-painted flower in the center of the tread. I knocked on the door, ignoring the tightening of my body.
I had dated here and there, rather frequently actually. Yet, I hadn't seen anyone where I felt this kind of anticipation. In seconds, Jana swung the door open. One look at her and l**t hit me like lightning. Her hair was pulled u
