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He lacked ambition. She didn’t realize the amazing depths of this lack. Of his not-wanting. I love you, he told her. But he never proved it.

He called her on her cell. He said, I’m on fire. She said, I can’t talk right now. And he said, But I’m on fire. And then he burned to death.

I wanted to ask her, So were you ever a guy? but someone said that would be rude, so I had another drink and I asked her, and she said yes.

We talk about ourselves too much, he says. He takes her hands, trying to make amends for something. She looks away. Only look at me, he says.