The weekend came and went. I waited until Monday evening to call him. She was still there. They had decided to stay together. I fell into deep despair. I woke up each morning with a tremendous yearning I was certain I would not be able to endure. My days were shaped by my efforts to distract myself. I could not stay still. I swam lap after lap at the gym. I rode my bike for miles through the neighborhoods on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, sweating up the long, steep slopes of Bloomfield, Greenfield, Polish Hill.
