The Seat That Never Belonged To Me
Language: en

After clocking out, I rushed to the theater to buy three tickets. Joanna and Zack didn't show up until two minutes before the trailers started. As usual, Joanna Venmoed me fifteen dollars. "That's for Zack's ticket. I just sent it over." I froze, staring at the long list of transactions in our chat history. A knot tightened in my stomach. When Zack was sick, Joanna bought his medicine. When I grabbed takeout for him, Joanna covered his share. My throat tightened, and I opened my mouth to ask her why she was always paying my best friend's way. Before I could speak, Zack handed me a cold…