Carol Ann came in, mildly ripped, happy in her eyes. Where is that boy, she said, ough, god damn him, I’m going to eat that boy up when he gets here, love, yes I love him, I love everybody, people are everything, aren’t they, what else is there, sex, what else have I got going for me except my body, drugs, she laughed, her eyes full of secrets, old age, no, I’m not afraid of old age, everybody gets old, what do you expect, no, the only thing I’m afraid of is obsolescence, I’m afraid of getting obsolete, no one has to do that, no one, now repeat after me, women know more than men, repeat, women know more than men. We laughed together, she went out the door into the street.