When Mecca left last night, I thought he would return, and we’d finally talk. To my surprise, when I walked out of the room, instead of finding him, I saw his necklace and a plane ticket on the table. Some couples had safe words that they would say when they needed a break from a situation, but Mecca and I had necklaces. We agreed at the beginning of our relationship that they weren’t ever supposed to come off, but if they did, it meant the other person was finished. There was no argument, fight, or words; all we had to do was remove the necklace and leave it on the table. And that’s what
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