This Land’s End

He drove into the evening, as the sun grew lower in the sky. He saw the land end and the sea begin. Then he saw the cottage there on the coast.

She stood outside the open door waiting for him. ‘You came?’ she said.

He nodded. ‘How could I not come?’ He turned to see the sun edge lower over the sea as the sky turned a deep orange.

She took his hand as they watched the sunset.

‘Are you sure it is tonight?’ He spoke without turning away from the sunset.

‘Yes,’ she said, also looking straight ahe...