5
I ate dinner, went to bed, and woke up the next morning with a more resigned attitude. If my fate was to be alone then I’d need to make the best of it, and that included not moping for the rest of my life. Moping just wasn’t my style, and it made my back hurt from being so droopy. I drove to work and arrived with plenty of time to spare. My cubicle awaited me. I plopped down in my chair and turned on the power to the tower, but was slow on the dark screen. I reached out for the power button and pressed it in just as I saw the face of the stranger reflected in the screen just over my shoulder.
Wait, what?
I swung around, but I was alone. I swiveled again and stared at my computer. The screen was on now, but I swore I saw his face in the machine.
I clutched my head in my hand a
