“The sandwich smelled exotic and aggressively American—so different from the spices, meat and sourdough Elias ate with his family. Though he liked pizza and burgers—after all, he’d lived his whole life in the States—Elias had never managed to develop a liking for fish. No matter how it was prepared, it tasted too foreign. The sandwich matched the rest of Joe’s apartment, though, simple and comfortable. Joe’s soft-looking couch sat on top of a small rug in front of a television. Elias imagine...d Joe spent his evenings lounging as he was now—legs up on the coffee table, watching sports, or maybe movies. Elias wondered if he had someone to watch with, or if he lived alone. It seemed rude to ask, so Elias put the sandwich and the tub of yogurt on the side of the couch and handed Joe the tea. Their hands touched in the transfer, and Joe’s eyes crinkled in a smile. Like those nights in darkened corners of parties at school, the air felt full of possibilities.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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