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"But I have to s in for the kill I recognized this tactic fro for any hint of blood
"Oh, I’m so sorry to offend your sensitive olfactory sensibilities," she said, clanging the frying pan down on the stove "Make your own godda He turned back for aon the outside, I could see the clash Joe and Trevor came from families with moms who acted like a McDonald’s french fry was napalm If Darla ever met Joe’s mom, and that hadn’t happened yet, (a point of contention for the three of the in such close proxiht he’d been going for, Joe stood there co at the slammed bedroo it, walking slowly into their bedroo to pay for that Five htMan, I wish I had been wrong because I heard Darla giggle and then say "there’s nothing wrong with pegging, honey" and then Joe’s s into my ears and slammed the pillow over my head There really was no hope for a nap, but I tried
You would think that living with a group of people ere part of a band that had regular nightti the days, but more often than not, sleep eluded me The band was only part of our schedule; four people in and out of a s was only possible if I poured concrete in my ears
Even silence wouldn’t have let me sleep while Amy still hadn’t responded to er sche A me to mind my own business, Darla was uncharacteristically quiet about A Amy’s apartment was an option, but one that left a sour taste inup, though I wasn’t going to do that again Insanity is thinking you can do the saet a different result, they say
This ti her space
If Aive it to her If she was pulling e for what happened four years ago, that was (a little bit) fine as well
As long as we ended up together
A the old Pride and Prejudice--the one with Colin Firth--was soin the sky Dr Alex had toldexactly that
And if he hadn’t actually prescribed a pint of Late Night Snack ice cream, I could still consider it medicine Ben & Jerry’s should be tax deductible
No one with a soul would disagree
I watched Elizabeth watching Mr Darcy co so perfect about the way he stops short, how her breath catches--and how neither can actually reveal their feelings Their true passion
That deep, inner yearning that makes you fuck a phone
Sam had texted and called and I wanted to answer but--Elizabeth! Mr Darcy! Hellloooo? Sam could wait Why deal with messy real-life relationships when I could watch other people squirnore real people for noas already ignoring Mo everyone was my answer
Besides Sam had made me wait for years He could survive a couple of days
In a poignant moment of incredible unfairness, I’d foundEvan I reached into a box labeled "Bathroom" for my hot water bottle, so I could curl up in bed and sleep off those two days When I lifted the red, rubber bottle there they were, lined up so elegantly, like little soldiers ready to be assigned to their duty stations Clit Ass Vagina Nipple
You guys were AWOL when I needed youMo in to my ice cream How many times could she try? A rancid smell permeated the room as I bent over from the futon and put my phone on the little end table on the floor
Oh That was me When was my last shower? Probably I should shower
The pint was nearly empty so I finished it off and ju with the necessities quickly Clean clothes helped lend a fresher perspective to what I hoped would be a better day than yesterday
Ti That wasn’t just any knock So on my door I jumped and bleated some weird sort of noise
"Amy! I know you’re in there!"
"Moer hovered over the send button after typing that How much should I share with Darla? How out there should I putanystupid, I just needed to knohat the hell was going on
Darla wrote back, I’m sure she’s just busy
Busy Yeah K, thanks, I wrote back, hit send, and then shoved my phone in my pocket We’re all busy, aren’t we? Me and Amy Busy
If I just went to her apartment and knocked and found her there, would she freak? Crossing that line--fro up in the flesh--seee where people texted pictures of their lunch fries and checked in at every store or o "dead" online and by phone like this was creepy
I didn’t want to up the creep factor, though, by intruding where I wasn’t wanted
Wanting, though, is exactly what she said sheuhwanted Mixed signals were never fun, and A to reach extraterrestrial life
Creepy to go to Amy’s apartment and check on her? I texted Darla
No answer
My whole body went tense and my hands tapped as much as they could on every surface possible in the apart Dru walks and cold showers--done, done, done and more than done
One option left
A here?" I sputtered as Moht in as if she owned the place "I didn’t raise you to live like this," she scolded, picking up an ee "I knew so" A quick look aroundStewart, but neither was the apart"