Believing or Not

Previously

…The three dots appeared, signaling his response, then disappeared. Then, finally: Alex: Sleep well, my light. With a satisfied sigh, Sarah logged off. The room plunged into utter blackness, but the echo of his words remained, a warm, persistent hum beneath the silence of the night. She slipped into bed, pulling the covers tight, already anticipating the moment tomorrow when the world would be small, but the wires would begin to sing again.