I walked in the door and immediately threw myself on the couch. Normally I would come home and my place would feel so lonely. But after being yelled at all day by a nurse who hated me for existing, I welcomed the silence. I kicked off my shoes and sat up. I needed a hot shower, a bottle of Advil, and a giant glass of wine stat. And not necessarily in that order.
I stood up and walked over to one of the windows and looked out over the city. I snapped a quick picture of my view and sent it to Dominic. ‘Thinking of you. xoxo’. I put my phone down knowing I’m not going to get an immediate response. I haven’t seen him in almost two months. The last couple of times he was supposed to come it didn’t work out. The first time he had an emergency that had to be dealt with back there and the second
