He played it off on the boat. 

Kept repeating “I needed a new one anyway!”

He was laughing and taking selfies. Two friends were with him and his wife. All retired and this was the first part of their trip. He couldn’t spoil it. 

He was sad though, and his head...

She had the window open. A breeze blew the curtains a little, the candle light flickered. Keith thought about the boat earlier. He took it down all the way from the East side of Manhattan to the bottom. On that you could see the whole city take it all in....

Jackie didn't say much.  Even thought Keith knew there was more. She had always been private. There was once she let Keith into her internal world. They'd spent the night together, before Spacecity and all of that. It rained hard while they were walking home so they were cold, she...

He fell fast asleep. Dreamt he was floating in an ocean be thrown this way and that, but he was safe. Like he was submerged all the craziness and chaos was above him. He heard muffled echos and tremors. Like he was a piece or trash or plastic he couldn't...

The next day he called in sick again. No one batted an eye.

"Of course take as much time as you need" they told Keith.

I need about a week, Keith thought. That should be enough time to take it all in. Flights were cheaper than he thought, last minute deal....

Marianna didn't reach out of respect for Keith, she told herself. She then made her  Instagram public, and started posting here and there. Checking the views, and the likes, no one but the normal people, friends or friends, or friends of Cal. No one else. She was hoping for some...

Keith couldn't help but notice things about people, even when he wasn't trying. K-Man he noticed wears the same pants everyday, almost for about 3 weeks now. Keith notices because of the stain near his calf, that he hasn't washed them for that long. Keith would do about a week...

The coffee this time was supposed to taste different. The barista told Keith. 

"Yeah, so this is like actually, my favorite drink atm." He pronounced each letter.

"Its supposed to be like an americano, but like more flavor right away." 

Keith now listening to him talking about this regretted his decision,...

Max was rapping. Tried to turn his heat up, not much blew through. He breathed through his hands. 

"Fog city bitch, fog fog cit bitch."

He had about a half tank of gas so should be good. Don't wanna be driving here on E he thought. Stopped at a light and...

"Some sort of Terrior? I think, hmm." She put her glasses on her face and took them off squinting her eyes. 

"Hmm not sure, cute though, they all are aren't they, cute dogs." Max took his phone back a replied with a nod. "Sure are."

He went outside his vape. "The...