✽ Jason ✽
The new apartment was quieter than the old one. The halls were thicker, the doors heavier, the windows sealed tight against the city noise. Even the air smelled different, cleaner, like money had its own scent. But none of that mattered. Because today, Mandy would be moving in. I couldn’t wait to say goodbye to the loneliness and welcome her back into my life. Our life. Mandy arrived with two boxes and a duffel bag. She looked around the living area curiously as I set the boxes down on the kitchen counter.
“Good?” I asked curiously. I hadn’t chosen the apartment, and despite the quiet and the loneliness, it was nice.
“Yeah…” she whispered as she continued to look around. “It’s fancier,”
“I know. Is that a problem? Because we can move,”
“Not a problem, boo,” I couldn’t hel
