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The vibrating in her bag drew her out of her thoughts and she reached for her phone The nu and her lips thinning

“Hello?” She gathered up her bag, logged off the cooing to happen today, that was for sure

“Hey” Lance, her ex-boyfriend, spoke in his usual calm and unhurried voice

When she didn’t respond he cleared his throat and started talking again “I know, you’re probably wondering why I’ you”

Yeah, she was

“I was just seeing how you were doing It’s been a long time since we talked”

Mary exhaled “That’s because we aren’t together anymore, Lance” And thank God for that

“Don’t be like that You know I said I still wanted to be friends after you broke things off”

She shook her head in disbelief as she took a seat on a bench and stared ahead “Yeah, that’s not really so I wanted, Lance Not then or now No offense,” she tacked on to soften the blow, not that she should care

Two suer and hurt ether Those telcoht she’d ht up thesex, then berated, insulted and gaslighted her when she had told him she wasn’t ready

Then there had been the other betrayal The cheating that probably should have hurt her even more, but at that point it had been the last nail in the coffin of her not giving a fuck and closing that chapter in her life

Two years had passed, yet here she was, letting hi up, yeah, she should, yet she didn’t Curiosity was stronger than being smart

“I did call to see how you are doing,” he finally said “You know I care about you, still ask yourwith you”