When the Lights Go Out in Manhattan

Summary

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After the 111th time Julian gave me the silent treatment, I found two off-Broadway tickets in the pocket of his Burberry trench coat.

He used that tone I knew too well―cold, detached, superior.

"I wanted to surprise you for your birthday. Since you found them... I'll see you Saturday."

That Saturday, I wore the vintage Dior dress he once said made me look like Grace Kelly.

I did my makeup perfectly.

I went to the small theater in the West Village alone.

I waited until the show ended an