it never came. he knew that i’d be down on the corner after homework. Desi xxx my knees felt weak as i beheld all of it. he nodded, still not looking at me. there was a knowing lingering look in her eyes as she walked out of the room. i ran home in a blind fury, never giving the briars their just reward as they tore my skin. this, my usual, was for all of that to have been on his fingers by now, and i had grown accustomed to the predictability of us. “you told him i’d let him see it?” “what? …you know this is what you wanted or you wouldn’t be here, so stop with the attitude okay?”
i nodded, knowing the promise of seeing “it” do it, was why i was here. he took a swig of his milk and leaned my way,”if you hadn’t run off so fast, he was going to let you
