Chapter 5

Emily came to see me for the first time seven days after we broke up.

It had rained outside the office building, and the puddles mirrored the glow from the office lights. She stood at the entrance, holding a paper bag.

As soon as I walked out after work, she came up to me. "Alex, I made your favorite sweet-and-sour ribs."

I stared at the oil stains soaking through the paper bag.

Back when I used to work late, she'd sometimes bring me food, and I'd race downstairs, I couldn't even wait for the elevator.

But now, I stood there.