All Of Us Are Dead
“If I see one more boomerang of you clinking glasses, I might delete I*******m.”
“You love my boomerangs!” she called after me.
“Not when I’m in pajamas and you’re out having a life,” I shot back, giving her a little wave before pushing through the glass doors.
The cool evening air hit my face like a small mercy. The city was alive out there. Cars honking, people chatting on sidewalks, streetlights blinking to life one by one. I inhaled deeply, feeling the weight of the office finally slide off my shoulders.
For a moment, I just stood there, clutching my bag strap, staring at the fading orange streaks in the sky.