I Handed My Jacket to a Woman in the Cold, and Two Weeks Later a Velvet Box Turned My World Upside Down

to your new life. You start Monday.

I sat down hard on the couch, the letter trembling in my hands.

The apartment was silent except for the faint buzz of the refrigerator. Outside, somewhere down the street, a car horn blared and faded. The world kept moving while I sat there staring until the words blurred.

Part of me wanted to laugh. Part of me wanted continue reading …