The door of Lucas’s apartment building closed behind me with a soft, final click. I took a deep breath I didn't even know I was holding all along.I didn't stay long before I started walking. I had no destination in mind, I just didn’t want to be anywhere around anything that reminded me of Lucas. I didn't know how long I had walked, but I was so sure I was far from Lucas. I sat on the vacant chair beside the sidewalk in the same black dress I had worn the night before, thinking of everything. Before now, there had been no real plan. I worked at the café for scraps, just enough to keep myself from looking like a complete burden. Even while I was with Lucas, I paid for my own things. I wanted to prove to him that I was not among those desperate girls after his money. Hmn…. Then, I needed that small, stubborn pride, even if it was pathetic. But now that pride meant nothing. My phone vibrated and pulled me off my thoughts. At some point, I wish it was Lucas, calling to tell me all this
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