The apartment was sweaty with the heat. He got in and shut the door the blackness surrounded him. He fumbled for the remote the AC unit attached to wall. It whirred to life and started pushing out cold air. And dave plopped down in front of it. 

"Not your usual...

The Chinese shop was run by an older woman. Dave had never seen her before. She moved quickly answering the phone to preparing orders. Two younger guys worked the back, every time the silver doors opened and closed he could see them. And their music poured out from the back. ...

Then he got a call.

"Hello this is Shane with Verizon calling about your wifi network seems like your bill hasn't been paid this term just checking in whether there's anything you'd like us to do."

"Uh, really? Its working fine over here."

"I mean yes, but it, uh we have to shut...

After the watching Dave's job became monotonous. He was still waiting for  Big Joe to give him the sign, and without the normal human interaction he was getting bored. 

He thought everything was "the sign". There was a slight misspelling of his name on the Chinese takeout. There was a...

"The Seaside rest, the place that knows you best."

"The Seaside rest, the place that you know best."

"The Seaside rest"

Jack sang in a British accent.

The add had already played like 10 times since they entered California.

The sun was at their backs, they would be there in no time.  Imogen Howe was...

The door to this bar was a revolving one, and every someone walked in it made this woosh sound. 

"Woosh woosh." It went, and every time this happened. Jack would look up hoping it was her. She wasn't often late, so it was probably for a reason. However when she...

He had put cologne on. He had put cologne on and there wasn’t enough time. He just had to go, it was stronger than he remembered. And old routine that he buried away now resurfaced for this. Date. No Jack thought, but he let his mind entertain the idea.  Imogen...

It was so hot that everyone in Jacks apartment complex had their windows open.

Jack and a fan that oscillated this way and that but it didn’t matter. The heat was relentless. He had to open one side of the house in the morning then the other at night. 

There he...

The guy got up the next day. Fast he always liked getting up fast he'd tell people its when he had the best ideas. Early and right away. He go around with his notebook while he made his coffee or while he made his toast.

"Before the toaster popped is when...

She woke up sweating. She hadn't seen Danny in years. The dream felt real. All of the worries, the burning oil, the greasy pizza felt real. 

She went to the sink and put cold water on her hands, and then the back of her neck. 

She sighed and tried to...