Tonight, after having dinner with my friend Dingmei, I walked her to her apartment building. She said she was a little cold, so I kindly took off my coat and put it on her.
She took it, smiled at me, and asked, "Do you know who sang 'Later'?"
My immediate reaction was: "Rene Liu!"
She nodded, handed the coat back to me, and said gently,
"So, you're still single, right?"
Then she clicked up her heels and went upstairs.
I stood there, clutching the coat, shivering in the wind 😭😭