It was now official once the sublease agreement was completed and my final box of possessions was placed in my bedroom. I lived with Gray in Apartment 202 as a tenant for the ensuing eleven months, three weeks, and two days (at most). That was the remaining period from the twin's initial three-year leasing deal, but it was a very specified amount of time.

I smiled at my roommate who was sitting on the still-bare mattress in my new room. Her layered, mid-length dark auburn hair was partly sticking to her face because of the sweat she'd built up while helping me move in. She tucked some strands behind her...