How to Die Alone
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Black woman, 35, single.
She was found in her apartment unresponsive by her neighbor.
Melissas 35th quickly turns into a chain reaction of unfortunate events that lead her to the hospital.
Ignoring the instructions suggestion that the furniture requires two people to assemble, Melissa successfully puts together the dresser.
They speak for a while, Elise opening up about living a life unfulfilled until deciding to take control.
She notes how much she used to be like Melissa, but now shes jumped in the deep end.
The conversation is stickily sweet, only to be cut short by Elise taking her last breath.
Aside from the identity theft, Melissas life is revitalized by stepping into Elises … and by prescription painkillers.
Carl tells Melissa about the four forces of flight: lift, thrust, weight, and drag.
Theyre interrupted when Rorys father, Sam, calls them to his office after hearing about the missing ham.
Rory hates the idea of Sam seeing Melissas potential and not his sons and demands that she doesnt apply.
But Alex had already written Melissa a glowing letter of recommendation for the program.
She dials Alexs number, and they reconnect flirtatiously while his fiancee works late.
She attempts fraud again, but Elises cards are maxed out.
Scrambling, she asks Rory to co-sign on a payment plan.
He refuses, stating hes trying to make better financial decisions, putting a bigger wedge in their relationship.
She returns to fraud as a solution, using her brothers social security number without permission.
Soon, the tension between Melissa and Rory implodes once he finds out about the management training.
The ordeal lasts approximately two unsatisfying minutes and ends with finding out he has a wife.
The two consistently have cute heart-to-heart moments, where Melissa often gets strength through his support.
But fast-forward to Melissa reaching for a few chips, and he lets her go in for secondsandthirds.
Maybe its not quite time to give up on a workplace love story.
