Looking up and down at the advertisements. The job openings. Looking at coffee advertisements. Visualizing thick, aromatic coffee in the morning. And wondering about the money for my coffee in the mornings.

(Of course I sat on the train. My leg is still weak.) There's this woman right beside me. She's in her late thirties. I noticed her Kate Spade iPhone case. It's a case with black and pink trims. Polka dots on the back. And it's the same one I gave her. But this woman. Her wallpaper was. I might say. Strange. Heart-wrenching.

It was a wedding photo. A wedding photo that had just her and her child. Her in her wedding dress. Her child was in a double-breasted suit. A kid-sized suit with a waistcoat. It was a wedding photo with just the bride and the child.


And an empty spot.