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For Zara, life is a holding pattern. At twenty-eight, she's an aspiring writer waiting tables at an elite restaurant, constantly postponing her real life.
Her routine is shattered by Blake, a striking, successful chemical engineer who is brutally stood up. He handles his defeat with quiet dignity, leaving behind a profound gesture: a $150 tip on a tiny bill-an apology for taking up space.
Propelled by the fierce certainty that this kind, lonely man is better than the life she's settling for, Zara shatters her own boundaries. She clocks out and chases Blake down the street.
In a few electric minutes on a damp sidewalk, the impulsive writer meets the methodical man. Blake is looking for someone genuine; Zara is looking for a story. It proves that sometimes, a hundred-dollar impulse is all it takes to break the pattern and finally find your landing.