Chapitre 6: Chapter 6

“And that’s why I won’t ever get married. Better for me to be alone on my own than to drag someone else into a relationship where we’re both lonely.”

“Yeah, I guess that makes a sort of sense.” It killed Zach to see his friend like this. At least he had a huge city surrounding him, full of interesting people doing interesting things. He could go out every night with a different friend and meet somebody new. From his office window, he could see the entire city, sparkling in the sun. But it killed him even more to know that he could not reach over and at least alleviate Harvey’s isolation.

“It’s not so bad. Really. I stay busy, I’ve got a job I love.” The smile he flashed was meant to be reassuring, but Zach found it difficult to buy. “I’m not saying it isn’t better with you here, but it could be a lot worse.”