Dear Enemy

by Kristen Callihan

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. ―Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Yes, I am guilty of primping, but it’s not vanity; it’s war paint. One does not go into battle without armor.

“A lady friend once told me that when a woman wears red lipstick to meet a man, it’s for two possible reasons. Either she wants him to fuck her, or she wants to tell him to fuck off.”

“You always did flow around a kitchen like you were dancing to music only you could hear.”

“Most of us pretend to be something we’re not. It’s only to a select few that we really show our true selves.”

God, he has pretty eyes. I have issues.

“I hate that saying. Meanness is meanness. To tell a girl that there’s some sort of benevolent action behind it all is to say that it’s okay for her to be victimized.”

‘dicks will be dicks, and a misbehaving dick deserves a knee to the balls.’”