Kathy“It’s like you’re in a relationship with that laptop of yours,” Sarah said to me when she arrived at my apartment.I looked up briefly from my screen to greet her and then went straight back to work.“I have a deadline to meet,” I told her, typing frantically.“I know, I can tell,” she laughed and then handed me a box of donuts. “Listen, stop for a minute. The work’s not going anywhere. It’s like 11 p.m. right now. Can’t you take a break?”Sighing, I took the box of donuts from her hands and decided it was time for a break after all.“I’m sorry, I just really want this to go well,” I sighed.“Kathy, making it in the big city,” Sarah laughed as she took away the laptop from me. “No more work talk for the next fifteen minutes okay?”“Fine,” I agreed begrudgingly. “How are things with you?”“You know, living life. My son is starting first grade soon, so that’s pretty exciting,” Sarah told me, snuggling next to me on the sofa.I looked at her and smiled. She didn’t look much differe
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