2 Quotes by Erik S. Meyers

With that, he took his coat from Sam and hurried out the door, down the steps, and away from there. He was almost running, so excited to be free of the fake David. He shook that David off like a dog shakes off water. He looked up into the sky and watched the other David float away, far away. “Wish he would never come back,” he said aloud.

David stayed at the small coffeehouse for hours as usual. He drank cup after cup of strong coffee until his hands shook. He ate many bagels and waited. He was reserved and hid behind the newspaper, reading it again and again, not wanting to interact or be noticed by the people around him, even though he did steal a glance now and then.