The Melancholy Korean

“You didn’t see it, did you?”

“Nicky…”

“I can’t believe it, buttercup. We crushed ‘em. F*cking LaTroy Hawkins. Stand up guy. He gave up 21, did you hear?”

“What are you babbling on about?”

“Come on, man. That was Paulie’s number.”

“Nicky…”

“Buttercup. You’re like the biggest Yankees fan I know. You can’t keep doing this to me.”

“She left.”

“What do you mean she left?”

“Felicity. She’s gone.”