Bye, Baby

by Carola Lovering

We walk the rest of the block in silence. I like this about Alex, that even though we hardly know each other, he doesn’t feel the need to fill every minute of our time together with chatter and noise, the way most men do. Around him, I feel like I can breathe. I can think.

Around Cassie, I no longer seem to be capable of saying what I mean. In fact, me not saying what I mean seems to be the one thing still gluing our friendship together.

The right person fits into your life, Billie. Not the other way around.”