The Final Cut: Love Lost

through him. Ethan' s simple hoodie and jeans made him invisible, another face in the city's night.

en he saw them. Chloe and Harrison, laughing, her arm linked tightly through his. Harrison'

wanted to just go home, to crawl into bed and pretend none of this happened. But a co

k to the apartment building he s

alked in, humming softly to herself. She sto

e you doing up?

oe?" His voice was f

guilty. She tossed her purse onto the s

an Harriso

ed. A flicker of panic in h

estream. I saw

fine. Yes. I was with him." She looked at him, her exp

im harder than

"I' m tired of this. Tired of this tiny apartment, tired of watching you play with your little gam

e' d peeked at his laptop, at the early designs for his game. "I love your passion,"

s all

answered it without hesitation, her voice inst

e... No, of course he doesn'

alked into the bedroom and started pulling her designe

You should see the penthouse. We

umsy, exaggerated gesture, and her elbow connected with the top of his main monitor. It tee

said, not even

nd on the knob, and looked at him one last time. There w

Have fun in your l

d her. The sound echoed in

is monitor, the broken pieces of his game, of his life. The humiliation, the betra

he victim. He was d

m the curb. Then he took out his phone. He scrolled past Chloe' s name,

d the cal

voice steady and clear