My Friend's Wife

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A sleet-slick road outside town. A married man who only comes home on Fridays picks up his childhood friend's wife. Soyeon had just sent her husband to the night train for Seoul. She only got her license recently, left the car on the ice, and was walking.

Drop her at the door and the night should end. The entryway is familiar. Two coffee cups wait in the kitchen. But the bedroom door is half open, and the robe has slipped. “He isn't even home… Come in for coffee.” Close it and it's just a friend's house. Standing there, the way home and the way that stays split.