She calls excitedly from across the street for me to come and see it. I ask if it has been inaugurated yet. She smiles. Yes, it has!
Anne-Marie laughs and smiles a lot now. Her troubles with le future ex are almost over. She has a new life with Constant who seems to make her very happy. "But Constant has his own room", she assures me. She has discovered what most couples in long-term relationships eventually discover: a woman needs her own bank account and her own bed.
#LaBelleEpoque #56
"You Should Die"
©2005 Rachel Sumpter
From Dear New Girl, or Whatever Your Name Is
Playlist:
As You Make Your Bed
Dave Van Ronk
Carrie
Joni Mitchell
Kalabinashini Kali jaya jaya
Krishna Das
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