Renae Tom Eva

They had been strangers until the storm. A sudden thunderstorm pushed them under the same awning outside a shuttered café. Rain came in sheets, and the street turned into a river that carried wrappers and the scent of hot sugar. Renae pressed her camera to her chest as though it could be used as an umbrella. Tom, who fixed things for a living — locks, broken radios, the small betrayals of machines — tapped fingers against his toolbox, restless. Eva unfolded a paper map she refused to throw away even though she knew every route in the city; she liked seeing the roads as inked promises.

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: One of Bridget’s loyal best friends, often seen supporting her through her latest romantic mishaps. They had been strangers until the storm