It was just another quiet, muggy, spring evening alone in my apartment. The smell from my lavender candle lingered in the air as I put a movie into the DVD player. A comedy that night, I needed a good laugh after having a big fight with my boyfriend. I had just settled onto the couch when my phone vibrated. It was from my friend Cole; he lived in the unit that was directly across the courtyard from mine. When the blinds w...