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catefrances

he must have sensed my desire to be left alone, so he said no more and went and sat at a table as far from me as possible. i was relieved a little. the last thing i needed in my life was another man, no matter how casual the encounter was. of course that didn't mean that for the next twenty minutes i didn't steal glances at arlo anytime i could get away with it.

karma defect

I couldn't help myself from wondering if that was his really name. It really was time now to leave, but I just couldn't dragmyself out of there.

catefrances

if i didn't move now, i'd sit there doing nothing but look conspicuous. time to make a decision. okay. i stood up and taking my wallet out of my bag walked toward the cash register. the waiter looked up and asked me for $4.50. i couldn't believe the cheap prices at this eatery. i'm suprised they were still in business. but then again the food was always good and the portions were generous.
walking out i tried not to look arlo's way, breathing a sigh of relief when i made it out onto the footpath.

karma defect

I stood their indecisive in front of the lunchroom, what now, where to?
Without knowing where I was going I just started walking. When I discovered myself at a bus stop I decided that was the way to go. Just go home and try to relax a little. The ride didn't really take very long, but I did regret not having my MP3-player with me. Now I had to listen to two women sitting behind me yapping about some sort of new programme on TV. When I finale came to my stop the were still going on about it. I walked from the bus stop to my house and when I got there I saw Hamish sitting on the sidewalk leaning against a wall.

catefrances

great, this i did not need.
as he saw me approached, he pushed himself away from the wall. he looked as unsure of this act of bravado as i had ever seen him. i didn't even try to smile

'you know hamish, i'm not really in the mood for your bullshit.'

karma defect

Well good, then we can talk. He smiled daringly when he said that. He quickly add before I could reply; I wanted to see how you were and apologize.

catefrances

'it's hard enough for me getting past davey without you trying to keep us together. not to mention you almost got me killed.'

it was my turn to smile so hamish knew i wasn't too serious.

karma defect

Yeah, about that, I am sorry. If I hadn't acted so stupidly it would not have happened. Sorry.

catefrances

'yeah well, i'm alive aren't i?'

karma defect

Either that or you look remarkably good for a dead girl.

catefrances

hamish didn't realise how close to the bone that comment went. i moved past him towards the front door to my building.

'is that it or are you coming up?'

i didn't pause for a repoly. either hamish would follow me or he'd say goodbye.

karma defect

Is it al right if I come up? I could use a drink.

catefrances

' you know me hamish. would i have asked if it wasn't?'

karma defect

Al right then, I'll join you. He walked up the stairs behind me and seemed happy.

catefrances

for the rest of the afternoon, hamish hung around trying to not get in the way. he succeeded remarkably well. anna liked having someone around, so long as they didn't actually talk to her while she was working. anna felt hamish's presence behind her, but didn't turn around.

' you know davey was right. it is hot watching you work.'

anna turned and gave him a whithering look. shook her head and turned back to her work.

karma defect

OK, OK, but will you at least join me in a while, I'm going to sit on the balcony. He seemed a bit disappointed as he went on the balcony with his tail between is legs.

catefrances

fuck hamish. i've known him since we were in our final year of school. why would he say something like that? he knows i....wait davey said that...to him. when was that? recently or is it something hamish has had floating around in his head for a while. and to say it when i'm actually working....

closing the door quietly, i left hamish on the balcony.

karma defect

Why did everything always had to be this complicated. I enjoyed not having to be alone, but he had to go and fuck it up. And what did he want with that remark?

catefrances

sitting at her desk, freya wondered what was going on with anna. how she'd cope without davey. it had been nearly three weeks since they'd call it quits. or whatever it was. a truce of somekind? anna hadn't really been without a man. ever since she was a teenager, anna had felt the need to be around boys or men. considering their father, freya found that interesting to say the least. until davey, she'd managed to hook up with the most unstable fellas she could find. drinkers, petty criminals. one guy she found when she was eighteen wouldn't, or couldn't have sex unless anna was tied up. that for as long as it took for her to find a bottle to drown herself in. the guy came home one day and there was anna naked, dead drunk or comatose on his bed. he freaked out, drove her to a hospital and never spoke to her again. davey was the best thing that had happened to her sister and freya had to think that with his leaving, it was only a matter of time before anna did something 'stupid'. she had to think that anna's actions were stupid because if she remembered that everything anna ever did was deliberate, it meant there was something seriously wrong with her. as if being depressive wasn't serious enough.
freya picked up the phone and dialled anna's number.

karma defect

Damn why do I always need to be interrupted when I'm working, it definitely was a bad idea fixing that phone. I stopped my work anyway and went to the phone.