she had a small one bedroom place
walking out of her bedroom into the
livingroom to say good night she pulledup short
What
are you doing?
her friend passing through town stopped invited
her to dinner a payment-of-kind so he could
sack out on her couch
Wha
she gave him a look he
thought as only she could which made him smile
Why are you laying on the floor?
You have a comfortable floor her
cat had foregone his bed and laid with him on top the blanketbedding he brought
in from the car Indie
digs it
Indie’s a cat.
I coudve been last goround
Last go round?
My reincarceration
bit her tongue refused to repeat him saved her breath
What?
Reincarnation
Ah. rolled
her big eyes
Jah
Apparently I was so good the world wanted me back Encore encore
smiled crazy
dimples
Jaysus.
he was sleepyhad driven ninehunred miles smiled
Wha
Ya think not
I try not to thinkimagine how you think.
Smart kiddo I knew tha
Besides
. . .
Gonna complete that?
A statement of the obvious
Unstated.
I thought obvious
I’ve said I’m not gonna venture into
your head.
You have you have
Obviously theres no way Im gonna fall off the floor
huge grin deeper dimples
You’re
such the child.
Why you like me why were friends
just
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