When I Walked Away
I wanted to go too, but since I needed to take the holiday to get furniture and set up the new place, I declined with some regret.
That evening, while organizing things, I turned on the TV and let the New Year’s parade play in the background. Outside the window, fireworks went off. It felt both lively and lonely, yet I felt no discomfort at all.
So this was what the New Year was like. Even when Lucy and I lived together, she would either return home for the holidays or leave me behind to go out with friends. Once, she even went to the movies with Zack, and I caught them.