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I hung up the phone with Titi still laughing in my ear. I stood in the middle of my room and tried to breathe slowly, but it did not work. My body felt full of restless energy. I could not sit. I could not think about anything else.
Tonight had to happen.
The thought came again and again. It sat heavy in my mind. I grabbed my keys from the small table near the door. They almost slipped from my fingers because my hands were shaking. I did not even look at myself in the mirror. I did not change my clothes. I did not fix my hair. None of that mattered right now. I only pulled my hoodie tighter around me and zipped it all the way up to my chin. Outside air rushed in when I opened the door, cool and sharp.
I left.
My footsteps sounded too loud as I hurried toward the elevator. I kept checking my phone even though there were no new messages. Part of me hoped there would be one from him. There never was.
