I looked at her.Her eyes were frayed with red. I could tell she was anxious.I suddenly had an impression that she looked like a stranger."Alright. One week." With that, I grabbed my coat and walked out."Luke!" She called out after me, but I didn’t turn around.It was raining outside. I got into the car, then I looked at my reflection using the rearview mirror. My eyes were red and swollen, but there was a sharp look of clarity in my eyes.In that instant, I suddenly realized how meaningless it all was: the engagement, the relationship, all of it. The woman I had loved for the last seven years of my life had made a joke out of me.It was all too meaningless.Three days later, it was my birthday.My family threw me a birthday party. They invited our business partners, as well as the mutual friends I shared with Clementine.Over the years, Clementine and I made it a tradition to share the first dance."Luke, where’s Clementine?" Mom asked softly. Her eyes were glazed with w
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