16~ Lied to meet her

The stars shimmered faintly in the sky, their delicate light almost completely swallowed by the brilliant, aggressive glow of the city below. Down on the streets, the night city life was a relentless machine that never truly paused. Even as the hours ticked past midnight, life continued going around in a perpetual cycle—headlights cutting through the dark avenues, late-night cafes buzzing with hushed conversations, and the distant hum of the highway serving as the city's heartbeat.