I could handle this, right? I could lie next to her on that tiny little mattress and go to sleep. I could breathe through my mouth so I wouldn’t smell her. I could face the opposite direction so I wouldn’t see her. I could put the pillow over my head so I wouldn’t hear her breathe. I could pin my hands between my knees to keep them from wandering over to her side. It might be the greatest test of willpower in all my life, and I’d probably only earn a C, possibly a C-, but I could pass it.
