By Dangames - New In City -v0.1-

“Welcome to Meridian.” She said it like a curse and a blessing at once. “I’m Ria. If you survive the week, the coffee’s on me.”

The skyline was a mouth of steel and glass, chewing up clouds. Leo had imagined this moment for months—the big move, the fresh start, the jazz of new beginnings. But reality didn’t play a soundtrack. Reality played the hiss of brakes and a distant siren.

By DanGames The bus wheezed like an old dog and spat Leo out onto a curb that smelled of hot asphalt and someone else’s lost coffee. He stood there, one duffel bag in hand, a phone with 12% battery, and a crumpled map that had already begun to sweat in his grip. New in City -v0.1- By DanGames

Leo buried his face in his hands. The coffee steamed against his palms. “Great. Perfect. Fantastic start.”

She poured the coffee—thick as mud, dark as a bad mood. “You’re on it.” “Welcome to Meridian

The girl poured herself a cup too, leaned against the ice machine. “First day?”

She whistled. “That’s seventeen blocks north. You walked the wrong direction.” Leo had imagined this moment for months—the big

“First thing,” he muttered to himself. “Find the apartment.”