An hour into our conversation, it became obvious that not climbing up the side of the hotel with Katie and her friends to watch the sunrise would be the biggest mistake of my life.

The next evening, Katie was there to meet me when I limped out of the hospital.

Aaron’s stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, sub-Q Magazine and many other excellent magazines and anthologies. Find him online at www.aaronemmel.com and on Twitter at @justicioaje.