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Maya “Hey, can you pick me up at two?” I pin the telephone between my ear and shoulder as I count out my bank and put it…

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Maya I haven’t spoken to Richard since the argument yesterday. I refuse to call it a fight. We barely know each other. How can we be fighting?…

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Richard No way was she paying for half the pizza, for Christ’s sake. I invited her, didn’t I? And the point of them staying here is to…

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Richard I blink awake, my eyelids heavy and slow as the dim room comes into view. It’s still dark. I don’t normally wake up before five-thirty. Why…

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Maya “ Your boyfriend’s name is Bart?” I turn around to see him, my random companion at the theatre, slowly walking back toward me. “Yeah,” I say.…

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Hello! I’m back after a one month break. I missed doing this and I missed seeing my co-adiks. I hope you are still here. Here’s a new…

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One Year Later “Is he busy?” I stop in front of Richard’s assistant’s desk. “Go on in.” He shakes his head with a smile before returning his…

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Maya “Are we almost there?” When James asked me to go on an errand with him, I thought he meant a quick trip to the grocery store.…

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Richard Like clockwork, I send Maya another message in the morning. I attach a photo of us at the Botanic Garden with a word that describes the…

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Maya I spend my first vacation day doing absolutely nothing. It should be incredible and everything I hoped it would be, but I can’t get past the…