Still Beating

by Jennifer Hartmann

Mandy scoots backwards, dropping her chin to her chest as the rejection manifests into anger. “I figured after weeks of celibacy, you’d be all over me.” A prickling heat crawls up the back of my neck and settles in my ears. Fuck. “You were only down there for three weeks, Dean,” Mandy continues, still avoiding my eyes. “I thought you would… you know, bounce back by now.”

Is this bitch serious right now? What the actual fuck is wrong with her to even think saying this was okay 😭 He was literally kidnapped and chained up, you expect him to bounce back after a few weeks?? Is she serious rn fr…

“Well, as her sister and primary wing-woman, I’m going to set something up. Maybe we can do a double date to ease her into it.”

Is this bitch an actual person right now? Why would Cora want to do that… is Mandy missing brain cells?? Did she forget that something traumatic just happened…?

“That’s so rough. Well, the upside is maybe you’ll get a movie or Netflix deal out of it. You know Hollywood is going to want to tell your story.”

I’m convinced these people have never heard of empathy. Or keeping their mouths shut. Or having having any brains at all.

“They needed homes, Dean. Nobody else wanted them. I already planned on adopting a dog, and this just seemed like the right thing to do. Look at them.”

😂 now WHYYY would she do this??? what would make her do this LMAOOO 😭

“Bullshit. You’re here to scratch an itch.” I jerk back, thrown by that assumption. “You know that’s not true.”

In this moment, babe… you know it is true 🙄

“I cheated on him, you know.”

And I was over here feeling bad for her and mad at him for his weird 15 year settling thing… 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’ve been missing for the last eight months.

“… last eight months thinkin all love ever does is break and burn and end but on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again 🎶”