F o r t y - o n e

"What did you expect? You told him to go."

"Yeah, but at least he could call. It's been a week."

A whole week and no contact. Not a single attempt. I felt foolish, and there was cold space in my chest. I kept trying to rub it off to no avail.

"Maybe he's busy at work." She said.

"He was busy before but he texted me whenever he tad time." Or so he kept saying. He was always making time for me, I knew. Whenever I asked him, he would always fill me in, some crisis or on the way to a meeting. He even told me in advance when he would be unavailable.

"I think his ego got bruised a little. I guess after all this time the man really was out to get inside your tight pussy."

"OMG! I can't believe you just said that!" I panicked, looking around. Her mouth was out of control. Even in an open space, she didn't mind what she said. No filter at all. She was so open about sex that you would think her parents weren't closed, that