The Answer Is No: A Short Story

Finally, the woman in the purple dress turns to leave, and for a blissful second Lucas thinks he is going to get his life back. Because Lucas’s research into human relationships on TV has led him to conclude that love is between two people: One just wants to sit down, and the other one gets stressed out by that. The small man from City Hall is carrying documents and rings Lucas’s doorbell early one morning. And that night, all over the city, the streets are full of special people.