When Chang found that he'd gotten a text from B he was estatic! He couldn't help but smile all over as he walked home alone. Yu was off to work so now he could have some time for himself and his phone.
"YES!" he said to himself. B finally came to her senses. She actually said she missed him.
He sighed with relief. He'd waited so long for this. After all, she was his true love. He would do anything for her. Although, he wasn't there. He was in New York City.
He hated that he'd left her, but this was where work led him and he knew she wanted time on her own.
Maybe she'd thought it through. Maybe she'd matured and she was ready for him to come home.
But then he saw a certain word, she would never use.
"Baby!" He found himself saying aloud. "Baby?" He made a face of disgust. He squinted hard. Evidently, there was a mix up. She would have never called him BABY. NEVER.
"Are you OK?" Asked a voice.
Chang looked up to see the homeless person staring at him.
"Remi?" He'd remembered her name. She'd given him a backpack full of homemade rice crispy treats, clean socks, and underwear and even some paperbacks to read. At the time, he thought she was helping homeless people, but she looked homeless herself now. "Are you OK?"
She almost smiled, but he could see she'd been crying. He'd thought of her as some vibrant girl who everyone would remember, but she looked fade and tired.
Remi nodded as if it were none of his business.
He told her he'd found some work. They walked together in the early evening. Finally, they stopped at a food truck and got some coffee.
"How about you, I haven't seen you around?" Chang wasn't sure if she would really talk.
"I've been around." She shrugged.
"On the street?"
Remi didn't answer.
Chang dug in his wallet and found a twenty dollar bill.
"I know it's not much." Chang looked her over. "Why don't I buy you dinner?"
He felt bad for her. Maybe it was a good thing he saw Remi when he did. He didn't have time to think about B now.
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