Edwin & Audrey
Edwin’s POV
I exhaled with a sigh, the smoke from my cigar puffing from between my lips and trailing into the night sky. Leaning on my balcony, I took another drag and held it for a moment, flicking a bit of ash off the tip and watching as the dim red embers fluttered to the ground below.
All around me, I could hear the sounds of the town awakening with nightlife. It was a lively Saturday night; countless parties with thumping bass, rowdy bar goers wandering down the street, and loud music and laughter and clinking bottles wafting through the night air.
But I was as solitary as usual.
My apartment behind me was mostly dark, save for the single lamp partially illuminating the living room. I had already had my dinner—takeout, as usual—and was already wondering
