Feeling Of Pity And Not Love

Leilani

Though I had been rehearsing everything that I was going to say to Neil when he finally got here, I still couldn’t tame my wild, staccato heartbeat, as I lay curled up in Ashley’s comfy sofa, blankly staring at the combination of images, colors and motion on the huge TV.

I heard the doorbell suddenly ring and my breath caught, startled. Holy shit. That had to be him. I slowly sat up on the sofa, touching my toes to the shiny floor as I looked over my shoulder to see Ashley walking into the living room.

"I’ll get it." She said softly and walked past, massive hips swaying in time with her thick and long brown hair as she moved across the wide space to the door. She looked through the peephole and then glanced back at me, nodding slowly.

Neil.

He’s here.