Christine and Dee seem to have
disappeared, which is a bit strange.
Not that we got all that close, but to go from
eating lunch together, chatting on
the phone and even hanging out
a couple of times, to
a whole lot of
silence ...
I can’t help but
wonder what happened.
I try to sound casual on the phone
when I ask Christine why
I haven’t heard from her lately. Somehow
it comes out like an accusation.
There is silence before she asks,
“But when did you ever call me, Laren? I
wanted us to be friends, only
sometimes I felt
more like a stalker.”
I have no answer. What she said is true.
That will be that, I guess. I am about to
end the call when she adds, “Dee and I are
going to a movie tomorrow afternoon.
Do you want to
join us?”