Chapter 21

From the banging around in the kitchen and the smell of food for the last few minutes, I assume the one known as ‘girlfriend’ is being all domestic and shit and acting like the good little housewife she aspires to be. I’ve managed to dry my hair with some silkiness without straighteners, and I’m starving. I ended up leaving most of my smoothie out in the Livingroom, and it will be ruined by now, warm and melted, and totally unpalatable.

I can hear Arry talking to her as I make my way out, swallowing down that tide of sheer ‘grrrr’ I always get when she’s around, and walk casually out into the middle of the room, unaffected by the presence of the little dark cloud in the apartment.

I catch sight of him leaning his butt against the kitchen counter, tossing an apple up and down, and catching it as she moves around the stove and sink. She seems to be chatting with him, and I stand for a second to watch the cozy little couple doing cozy little ‘coupley’ things. It just makes