“What I need and what I want,” she said,
“are two different things. I shall decide
which I will go out to get for myself
and which I expect you to get for me,
and
don’t think for a minute that you are
necessary for either today or later.”
He stared straight ahead motionless
all the way to the next trolley stop
where he got off and walked away
without once looking back to see
if she was sorry he was leaving
and
of course, she didn’t seem even to know
or care that he was actually gone.
2 comments:
Oh, this weighs so heavily on me with deep sadness. Ginny
My gosh, that is an entire novel in two paragraphs -- a tragedy. cheri
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