They stood in silence.
On one side — the way back home.
Warm lights. Safe. Easy.
On the other — a long, dark road.
Rain fell softly around them.
Anna looked back.
“We could still go home,” she said.
“No one has to know.”
Leo nodded slowly.
“Yeah… we should think about it.”
Max didn’t move.
“If we go back,” he said,
“we might regret it.”
Anna crossed her arms.
“But if we go forward, we might get into trouble.”
Leo looked at both of them.
“So… we have to choose.”
Max stepped toward the dark road.
“I can’t go back now.”
Anna sighed.
“You really have to do this, don’t you?”
Max smiled a little.
“I think we must.”
There was a pause.
Then Anna stepped forward too.
“Fine… we might as well go.”
Leo laughed and followed them.
“Well… this could be a very bad idea.”
Max looked ahead.
“Or it could be the best one.”