We had a dance show the next day. Before going to the theater, I dropped by Chris’s apartment to pick up some of my stuff. I’d left some of my dance clothes at his place. He wasn’t there, but the girl named Alana was. I was tempted to ask her what she was doing in Chris’s apartment, but I guess I didn’t have to be a genius to guess that. I was even more heartbroken than I was before. We’d been broken up less than twenty-four hours, and there was already another woman in his house. Sarah was close to berating me for showing up a few minutes late. “I dropped by Chris’s apartment to get my stuff,” I said, motioning at the box on the floor. “Wow! That does not look good!” I laughed humorlessly. “It doesn’t. But I can’t think of that now! I need to dress up!” I focused on my dance pieces

