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But she did hold the door for reeted me with a s okay?" The Tie I had proof of alien invasion The body snatchers had definitely landed

"Just taking a little tih the door and allowed her to close it "Thanks for holding the door"

"You had your ared on her rat’s leash and headed up the stairs

I watched her in shock until she was inside her apartment, then climbed the stairs to my own place Of all days, I needed her to be nice to me today If she’d been her usual self, I’d have burst into tears

Inside s and butter, then tried to decide what I should do Now that I was ho alone in the eood idea At work I’d have had so to distract et it out of h so I could act like I was fine whenme

That decided, I went into the bedrooed out of my work clothes After I’d put on jeans and a sweatshirt, I paused to touch the shoe box I couldn’t even bring oing to get me what I wanted

That hen the tears returned It was so unfair I was doo and ordinary for anyone to want me I’d never have a chance to wear the wonderful red shoes because I’d never have another date again

Finally the sobs subsided and I began laughing instead I was being an utter idiot So what if I was having the suckiest week ever, froical ifor me I couldn’t think of

I went into the bathroo roo I hit the e PLAY button and heard e is for Katie This is your ot the information on that place where Mavis went to dry out I put a brochure in the ive it to that friend of yours next ti I needed foran intervention on Phelan Idris and sending him off to the Betty Ford Center

When I finished laughing, I turned on the radio to a station that was already playing Christ always made me feel better about life The kitchen was a ot hoive the, and when Geed to roll

"Would you believe, it wasn’t a date at all? He planned the whole thing just to break up with !"

"I told you he was an ass," Marcia ?"

"Take one of those over there that aren’t shaped right," I said, pointing with an icing-covered spatula "And he wasn’t quite an ass He sio any further with me, so he toldan opinion that differs from mine"

"On the first day of a breakup?" Ge up a cookie "You can bla you want to It’s only a day or so later that you have to start being reasonable"

I went back to stirring icing "Well, it’s not like I’d want hi out with me if he wasn’t really interested, and I definitely wouldn’t want hi with me if he wasn’t interested I’d be even more pissed off if he hadn’t toldwith no explanation and a lot of ‘I’ve been busy’ excuses"

"Girl, you are way too reasonable," Marcia said "I’d still be calling for his balls"

"He did break up with you at lunch, therefore ruining your whole day," Gemma added "It looks like you came home early, based on your cookie output"

"My coworker said she’d cover for me," I explained "And besides, we’ve started this secret Santa thing around the company, so I had to come up with some treats for my secret pal"