Pretend | Seinabo Sey -

Instead of mourning, they chose to "clap and dance". They stepped out into the dawn, meeting the city as it woke up to its final day. The story of their friendship became a "warmly lit stomp" through their favorite haunts:

: Under the orange glow of stadium lights, they sprinted and spun, soaking in the freedom of having "no tomorrow" to plan for. "All Turned Out as Great as it Could" Seinabo Sey - Pretend

Elara smiled, her throat tight with a "soulful, glimmering" joy. For the first time in her life, she wasn't pretending to be okay. She was simply free. As the sky began to change for the final time, she realized that even if the rumor wasn't true, she would never go back to the way things were. "So far," she said, watching the world glow, "so good". Instead of mourning, they chose to "clap and dance"