Fallen Mentor Trope
"ARE YOU GOING TO be all right?"
It was the millionth time she'd asked. "Sure, babe. Just go home and do your thing. I promise I can take care of myself."
She frowned, not convinced. "Call me if you need anything, okay?"
She'd spent a full week at my place, helping me get back on track. She wasn't the type to baby anyone, but apparently heartbreak was a serious affair and as this was my first time experiencing it, she'd let her motherly side come out to play.
After closing the door behind her, I turned to face my apartment. It felt cold now that she'd left. I loved having people over. Back home, my parents were hardly there and I had an entire house to myself. In college, I'd gotten "lucky" and stayed in a single. Then I'd dropped out and lived on my own. I hadn't
