You were in the midst of a depressive episode and decided to break things off with Val, for fear that he’d be hurt if you decided to do something bad. You expected some sort of reaction, but he didn’t try to stop you. Not at all.

You hadn’t been to school in a while. You were feeling up to it one day, and you didn’t want to get in trouble, so you showed up and sat down. Val walked in late. He didn’t look how you remember. Maybe he was happier.