From Across The Hall – 18

Maybe Sam is sick. Ruben’s last hope that perhaps he was just working later was dashed by another member of staff from the coffee shop running in just as he was making his way to the food court.

Maybe, Ruben tells himself, he needs to get over this fixation. It’s silly really, especially as he’s imagined all sorts of existences for Sam but really doesn’t know all that much about him. He knows he only works part-time, so assumes he has another job elsewhere, and has presumed that job to be ev...