MAI DREAMED OF JAKE that night, falling asleep with an aching loneliness that came from being a continent away from her soulmate. She found herself back in San Francisco, sitting on the couch in the apartment she shared with Vanessa. She felt as if there was something she'd forgotten to do, so got up from the couch and walked over to the window. She looked out at the tree-lined street and it's calm beauty with an unsettled feeling. Something needed to happen, but what?
The doorbell buzzed, startling her from her inner thoughts. She looked at the clock on the wall but it looked strange, melted somehow, so that she couldn't see the correct time. With apprehension growing in her stomach, she slowly walked toward the door. The buzzer sounded again, causing her to jump.
"Hey, are you guys hom
