Should I?

Part of me wanted answers desperately, but seeing that takeout container in the trash hurt more than I expected. It wasn't just the food he'd thrown away – it felt like he was tossing our feelings aside too.

Running after him would just make me look desperate.

I put down the container someone had fished out of the trash and walked back to my hospital bed. I couldn't even look at my fork anymore. The woman who'd retrieved the container seemed ...