Every muscle in his body had finally relaxed after Karen’s departure. It was a strange feeling. He hadn’t been aware of the tightness in his limbs until it was no longer there.

(Strange that Karen’s presence had always wound him up, when Pam’s presence had always calmed him.)

He hadn’t realized it, but when he’d ended things with Karen, he’d half-expected Pam to…come back.

He wasn’t sure why. It certainly didn’t make sense.

But then, neither did the green jello mold that he found in his drawer as he prepared to leave that Friday afternoon.

(Jello never really makes sense.)