I Will Cross the Sea and See the Endless Plains

Junior year of college, my rich-girl girlfriend bought me an apartment. It was in the most exclusive building downtown, right next door to the love nest her childhood-friend ex had bought for his working-class girlfriend. The first day I moved in, she gave me my orders. "You've got one month. Break them up, or you're out." I nodded like my life depended on it, then chose my words carefully before speaking.