Her life was now in total shambles, her future about as clear as coffee, but she knew one thing for certain. She was definitely going to see Tai-Nan again. And soon, if she had any say in the matter. She thought back to the night before and wanted to scream. With joy at having seen him again, with pain at the fury in his eyes, with grief at the sadness. No matter that she hadn’t slept a wink, or that her whole body ached from the fall. She felt alive again, in a way she hadn’t felt in ten years. Since Tai. She bypassed the neatly folded garment bags filled with crisp suits, instead pulling out a soft, peach sweater and laying it on the bed. There was no need to dress up now that she’d taken a leave of absence from her position as Marketing VP. She winced, wondering if her father had heard the news from one of his cronies yet. Apparently not, because he would have called to ream her out by now. He was going to flip. She poked around for some sadness and found none. She’d never loved the job anyway, and had been biding her time, taking myriad classes at night to try to discover her true passion.
