Tranzits Ejot Pie Tevis -

As dawn began to bleed grey and violet over the horizon, the familiar jagged skyline of their village appeared. His legs ached with a dull, heavy heat, but his pace quickened. He turned off the main road onto the dirt path where the scent of jasmine and woodsmoke hung in the air.

The neon sign of the roadside café flickered, casting a rhythmic blue glow over Ralfs’ boots. He didn’t stop. He couldn’t. The bassline of an old cassette tape seemed to pulse in his very marrow, timing his stride to a beat that had been driving him forward since sunset. He was "walking to her"—just like the song said. Tranzits Ejot Pie Tevis

He reached the garden gate. The wood was slightly more weathered, the latch a bit rustier. He stood there for a moment, listening to the morning birds wake up. Then, the front door creaked open. As dawn began to bleed grey and violet

"I told you," he said, his voice raspy from the night air. "I was on my way." The neon sign of the roadside café flickered,

The highway stretched ahead, a silver ribbon under the Latvian moon. To his left, the dark silhouette of the pine forest stood like a silent audience. To his right, the occasional car blurred past, its headlights momentarily blinding him before swallowing the world back into shadow. He didn’t try to hitch a hike. This journey wasn’t about speed; it was about the distance he was willing to put behind him to prove he was coming back for good. “Es nāku pie tevis...” he hummed under his breath.

The phrase (Walking to You) is the title of a beloved song by the Latvian synth-pop group Tranzīts . It’s an anthem of longing, the rhythm of footsteps on a long road, and the unwavering pull of someone waiting at the end of it.

He remembered the last time he’d seen Elīna. The rain had been cold, and the silence between them even colder. He’d left looking for a "better life" in the city, chasing echoes of success that turned out to be nothing more than hollow noise. Now, three years later, he was stripped of the pretenses. He had a worn backpack, a heart full of rehearsed apologies, and the rhythm of the road.