"Little" Sister
Copyright© 2015 by PocketRocket
Chapter 5: Boston II
That summer was like and unlike the previous one. I stayed in the same flat. I worked at the same legal aid clinic, doing the same job full time. Once again I took notes and rewrote them every night. A lot of the people were the same. I was different.
Everyone said so. I dropped in at the shelter. Mimi hugged me and told me I had grown. Some of the recurring clients at legal aid said similar things. Two of the girls from the flat said so. I hooked up again with an old one night stand. She said it. Things went smoothly for two months, then Veronica said I was different.
Boston is a big city, but neighborhoods are small. I had been in Boston a little over a week when I first saw Roni. She was with a date, so I did not confront her. Instead, I kept an eye out. I saw her three times in the next two weeks. Then I was too busy to go out for a week, followed by another dry week. It was more than a month before we made eye contact. Veronica winked and turned away.
It was getting toward the end of the summer before we communicated. We never spoke. Instead, she sent me a note when we happened to be at the same restaurant.
Hello Jo.
I am glad to see you looking well. I wish we could have parted better last summer, but it was necessary to make a clean break. You were thinking of doing something stupid and I couldn't allow that. We were friends, with benefits of course, but it was never long term. I hope you don't hate me, because I truly did it for you.
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