The Day Love Died

ple of kids. In our early days, Chloe dreamed of it too. We' d spend late nights sketching out our future, her

gone wrong. But watching her family lose everything ignited a different kind of fire in Chloe. A desperate,

ing corporate job I hated, a job that slowly chipped away at my soul, so she could chase her dr

became a high-rise apartment closer to her office.

lled. The old dream flickered back to life. But Chloe... Chloe was panicked. When the doctor confirmed it was a mistake, her relief was

on the altar of her career. The pain of it was a physical thing, a heavy w

d printed out. I had called a lawyer yesterday. The decision was

, closer to the indie game development community. I transferred half of our joint savings into

ame back that evening. It had been a week si

the boxes. Her usual confidence was g

you doing?

" I replied, not

the thought of me leaving had never seriously crossed her mind. In

with a familiar note of indignation. "You're leavin

s this not good enough for you? Would you rather we were still struggl

her voice was thick.

iam and I were just talking. We need a graphic designer for a new marketing campaign.

lting, so completely tone-deaf, I could only stare at her. She

t's a cute hobby, Ethan." "Nobody makes a living from i

b, as if it were a great priz