"You should go," Daniel said. And she did.
She laughed. It was a sad laugh, the kind that knows the joke is on you. "I took a picture today," she said. "An empty room. The light was perfect. And I thought, 'Daniel would love this.'" A MAN AND A WOMAN -2016-
That night, walking home, he asked, "Did you sleep with him?" "You should go," Daniel said
She came back two hours later. Nothing happened. The ex-husband had looked older, softer, unrecognizable. She felt nothing but a distant pity. She thought this would comfort Daniel. It was a sad laugh, the kind that knows the joke is on you
But fall brought the second crack. Claire’s ex-husband emailed. He was in town. Could they have coffee? She told Daniel. She was proud of her honesty, as if honesty were a shield.
"I'm sorry I went to coffee," she said.