I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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— The night you called, we were having a dinner party. I’d made a pecan galette with salted caramel sauce for dessert. That call. The whole night was ruined for everyone after we heard. I can still remember every word of your call.

— The kids were out when I heard. I called you right away.

— Was he depressed or sick? Do we know if he was depressed?

— Apparently he wasn’t on any antidepressants. He was keeping secrets, though. I’m sure there were more.

— Yeah.

— If we’d only known how serious it was. If only there’d been some signs. There are always signs. People don’t just do that.

— This wasn’t a rational person.

— That’s true, that’s a good point.

— He’s not like us.

— No, no. Not like us at all.

— If you have nothing, there’s nothing to lose.

— Yeah. Nothing to lose.