"The Break-up" is narrated from a third-person omniscient point of view. The story focuses on a brief evening meeting of three friends who discuss a recent relationship breakup. The story begins with Owen and Liz in bed for the evening with lights out. Although it is too hot to sleep, when the telephone rings Owen wants to ignore it but Liz answers it to discover it is Owen's friend, Tim, who tells her he is coming over to visit. Owen and Liz are already aware that Tim's relationship with Sonia has just come to an end. Owen quickly dresses and leaves the apartment to go and buy some beer, and there is a break in the narrative.
The narrative resumes with Owen's returning to the apartment to discover Tim is already there. Tim is.....
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