The One That Got Away

by Nicky James

“I don’t fucking know. He said something like, ‘You think you’re suspended now? Just you wait, Dyani.’ So, there’s that, and I’m not really prepared to find out what it means. And… Oh my fuck, I just realized I’m swearing like a sailor in front of your dad when I’ve been trying to show I’m a good boyfriend—or whatever I am. Sir, please withdraw all the F-bombs and remember I care very much for your son. Shit.”