I GOT FIRED FOR BUYING CANDY FOR A CRYING TEENAGER – A WEEK LATER, MY COWORKERS DID SOMETHING THAT LEFT THE ENTIRE CITY STUNNED

That night, I lay awake next to Mark, staring into the darkness, listening to him breathe as if nothing in the world was wrong. My whole being wanted to believe there was some innocent explanation I hadn’t yet seen.
In the morning, I knew I couldn’t live on hope anymore.
I needed the truth.