Two Time
“New sublet. Balcony! Hours long, pay short. So what else is new. Tom split, boo. Oh shit, if you really want to know.
SHE INCLUDED the address of her new place in type so tiny I needed a magnifying glass to read it. Allison liked to do tricky things like this with her computer, but I saw some significance in the act of diminishing the move. Or maybe I was projecting my own anxiety on her behalf. Or maybe I’d been overexposed lately to symbolism and metaphor.
It was a good time to go to the gym ...and beat on something for a while. A purification ritual for brutes.
When I got there the guy who handed out towels asked me about Sullivan. I’d never heard him utter a sound, much less a word before, so it almost made me jump.
“He’s okay.” I said. “Coming around. You’ll see him in here before you know it.”
The towel guy took that in, then nodded. Satisfied with the report, a good return on the investment of breath. I just hoped I wouldn’t have to talk to him now every time I needed a towel.MoreLess
SHE INCLUDED the address of her new place in type so tiny I needed a magnifying glass to read it. Allison liked to do tricky things like this with her computer, but I saw some significance in the act of diminishing the move. Or maybe I was projecting my own anxiety on her behalf. Or maybe I’d been overexposed lately to symbolism and metaphor.
It was a good time to go to the gym ...and beat on something for a while. A purification ritual for brutes.
When I got there the guy who handed out towels asked me about Sullivan. I’d never heard him utter a sound, much less a word before, so it almost made me jump.
“He’s okay.” I said. “Coming around. You’ll see him in here before you know it.”
The towel guy took that in, then nodded. Satisfied with the report, a good return on the investment of breath. I just hoped I wouldn’t have to talk to him now every time I needed a towel.MoreLess
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