Ditching Her When the Storm Comes In
During a typhoon alert, Joyce Lane calls me and tells me to pick her up from her company.
On the way there, I receive a text from her. "You don't have to pick me up anymore. I'm going to stay over at Fin's place for a few days."
I opt not to start anything with her. Instead, I calmly text back, "Okay."
In the middle of the night, Finley Jones, Joyce's junior at work, uploads a social media post that's meant for my eyes only.
Joyce can be seen huddling against Finley while feeding him some snacks in the photo. The window outside depicts a storm.
The caption writes, "It's only befitting for me to tide out the worst weather with the woman I love the most."
I leave a like on the photo calmly. Suddenly, Joyce calls me and demands what that like means.
I reply coolly, "It means we're breaking up."