The Galleon, Volume 80, 2005 Page: 61
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THE GALLEON
and pulled out her chair. She kissed him on the
cheek and sat down while he pulled up beside her.
Maybe that's how love got, old and unattractive,
but in a sense, it was true.
I put down my fork and slanted my eyes
towards my pasta. I swiveled my fork through its
strands and picked at the garlic toast on the side. I
studied the fat chef and the bottles of oil on the
wall, anything to distract me from the awkward
feeling in my stomach.
He finished eating and we went back to his
apartment. I walked through the door and headed
straight to his room as usual. I sat on the bed, my
purse still attached to my shoulder.
He fumbled with his pockets, took out his
keys and his change, and placed them on his bed
stand. He walked in and out of the room, getting
some water and going to the bathroom. I just con-
tinued to look around examining a room that I had
grown so accustomed to.
He walked back in with a movie in hand.
Wordless, he put it into the player and sat beside
me on the bed. We gazed through the TV for two
hours without a word, without a touch.
The credits began to scroll up the screen
and I got up to leave. I walked toward the door and
he followed. I turned to face him and extended my
hands toward his stomach. I looked up into his eyes
and tip toed to give him a kiss.
"I love you." I said.
My eyes bounced from his. I searched for
something warm. I waited.
Then he pulled me close, in a tight, cold
embrace. I knew, then, that it was over.61
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