A Dance to the Music of Time by Sadie Stein

"I smiled warmly and winked and quickly settled my tab and hurried out before someone blew my cover. And I remember thinking, Well, that’s the point of being alone—it’s not anything to do with you. It’s about being something in someone else’s life, and no one ever knows the difference, or the truth. That’s why people like bad movies and bad fiction, and it’s worth it, it’s worth it, it’s worth it."

"A Dance to the Music of Time"
Sadie Stein