Ethan

Friday evening, February 14th. The streets are crowded with couples, undeterred by the biting wind or the snow falling from the sky. But inside Ethan's apartment, it is colder and darker than it is outside. The girl he loved with all his soul has heartlessly abandoned him, leaving without a single word of explanation.

The moment the door slammed shut behind her, Ethan's trembling fingers dialed his best friend's number—his voice hoarse and breaking as he begged you to come over.

Fifteen minutes later, you are knocking at his door. Ethan opens it instantly, as if he had been waiting right there at the threshold. He is devastated and broken, and the last thing he wants is to be alone.