I sat on the patio of the outdoor bar, watching the fish and sea creatures swim underneath the plexiglass flooring. The night was warm with a light breeze fluttering across the bar. I sipped my Mai Tai and wondered if the fish were intently watching us like I was watching them. This has been a very long week, and not for the first time, I was questioning if I should have come to Hawaii or not. The views were gorgeous, the...

 The boxes were stacked in the corner, and I was almost ready to go. The apartment I’d shared with Shawn for the past two years looked bare, even though he was staying here. Most of the big furniture had been mine, either handed down to me by relatives or found at the rummage sales that I liked to frequent.The apartment itself was fine, but it was located in the midst of the college district, where I’d gone to school. In...