- 9.
My partner was visiting. Then she got sick.
I had to go to her. She gave me a business
thing to do.
I was stunned.
Did she like working?
I had to do it.
I regretted going there.
Lcalled my partner “You didn’t say it was
Mark.”
She was sick, but perked up.
“It’s not possible. I wouldn’t do that!”
Mark walked over.
“I asked them. I wanted to see you.”
Mark stood far away.
He was afraid to step on a mine.
“”
“I know you don’t want to see me. But I can’t
let you go.”
“Claire. Please.”
I rolled my eyes. “Please what? Go away?”
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I didn’t eat the dinner. My partner yelled at
the business.
The business had never been yelled at like
that.
My partner enjoyed it. “We should work with
him.”
I thought she was crazy.
“You don’t want to see him hope?”
“He thinks he can get you. That makes me
angry.”
I didn’t care.
But he came into my life.
Ruining everything. I agreed with my partner.
- 11.
My partner recovered.
She said she wanted to fight for my future,
and met with Mark.
I laughed.
My price was going up and down.
How funny.
What’s funnier, he was shouting his love from
outside my building.
Like a college kid, there were candles, cake,
and flowers.
“Claire! Marry me!”
I was buying a cake from the guy.
The shouting made me shake.
He knew. “Are you his wife?”
I pointed to my mouth. “Can you keep it
down?”
He put down the knife. “Ugh. This affects my
business.”
He walked out.
I looked out, but couldn’t hear anything. The
guy just pointed.
Mark saw me.
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He came over. He was on his knee, flowers
out.
“Marry me.
So funny.
