there was no future w
ew girlfriend worked for, I real
rated room, my hear
er, and I planned to share some
time, and I rushed
ersary, darl
ed with surprise befo
rry. I've been so
but a pang of disa
or our future, and as his girlfrie
t, I pulled Walt
of effort into
o his plate, but his e
t there busting my ass, and you'r
ey, but I paid for it wit
y he acted this way when
nniversary, and not only did he forget
o ruin the mood and as
e moment he was stone-faced, the n
ng was off, and I stoo
quickly shut
hide something only c
efore it gets c
into his mouth and tos
e couch, but the sweetness
actually...
call cut
it was, but Walter
r me. I'm comi
a gust of wind, lea
areful preparations shat
ference, but I chalked it up to hi
next morning, sporting da
e to explain
xplain what? Look at yourself. What can you
e his truth. Fine,
e're done,
ment, then went to
message and started packing
dad, I felt
n this round? No
by my feet, disdain pract
e around. I bought that apartment age
s news
office, I returne
uldn't help but wonder how I'd
eard you du
split that morning, and th
I dumpe
d the other person practical
her. My taste i
's words. The apartment was mine now,
Once it was over, I
change the door's pass
my code, and I laughed in frus
the door opened. A woman st
very?" sh
like a deli
No need to stoo
my apartmen
a harmle
e I was an idiot, as
g, she rolled her eyes
now? Too bad, you misse
peak like a n
'm here for my ap
nce, mirroring the w
that brok
r. She's just cl
someone as stunnin
does she have the nerve? I bet she regret
s disgusting? That's not
the gall to claim the
, where's the
e how she'd ke
o prove me wrong, urging
remember where I
et such a b
h, but his exc
he deed fr
pecially Walter's, pra
ght to brag about your
nk I was t
in my hand, the woma
ross the face and stormed
ing what I'd alwa
he two of us, and
oo long, and people might t
y look and chased
chil
w quiet days, but the next day,
tom, naturally, becau
an from the other night. Wanting to
lose, she glanced at
have trashed me
er," someone said. "Steer clear of her.
man's daughter, then
getting r
eturning to our desks. My
se and bring them to my
pile of doc
es were just
We already finished t
what I'd done
, I delivered the work
nd it felt like a teacher gradin
set the files down
show?" she asked. "Thi
ew the paper
any was full
ng?" I asked. "You're throwing
a good reason, I was
I? Do I need to explain m
ego. Fine, no m
d files and threw every
power. If you're sick, see a doctor
t and furiously brushed
you want to get f
e of her business. Besides, a te
ifference, sh
and Walter might've had a chance. But now, I'll
te behind those words. Why would
t. Keep trash like Walter
Staying any longer would'v