Your last line says so much. – very nice. At first I thought this person was a thief, then I thought taxi driver, then I thought a teenager out past curfew, but a haunting homecoming is so much more.

I knew it was a homecoming.. there was something about the cars and dogs that said cozy suburban neighborhood. The respectful radio playing said they had a love for this place.
Hmm, emotions rust.. maybe crust over, an armor of deflection.

Ooh, nice last line. It can be hard to go back; I definitely know that feeling. Some grammar stuff, mostly in the possessives (should be parents’ and likely owners’ depending on exactly what you meant). Otherwise solid and an enjoyable read that mosies along amiably.

Lovely.

However, “with” hangs there. There’s much discussion concerning ending a sentence with a prepositional phrase. Try reading it out loud, but drop “with”.

>What of the bikes we used
t0 ride in the streets with each other?

>What of the bikes we used
t0 ride in the streets?