Being Kalli
“We haven’t spoken since he came here that day. I’ve texted with little silly emotes but that didn’t say much, and he didn’t send anything back.
Now, as I stare at my phone with his message, I forget my toast is cooling and I’m hungry. Funny how in a moment my body can send signals to my head—groaning stomach that actually feels like something sharp is turning over inside me, images of food rolling around in my thoughts, and then change them to my gut clenching at the thought of both reading... and ignoring the text. The anticipation is a box of sustenance, and inside it could actually be anything. Sitting here about to read it is almost too enticing, but eventually I open the text: Nate: Meet me at the café?
Kalli: Now? Yup, leaving. What’s up?
Nate: You’ll see.
You’ll see. Two words that have sent my head in a spin. The house is moving for a moment or two until I blink rapidly and focus on my cooling toast.MoreLess
Now, as I stare at my phone with his message, I forget my toast is cooling and I’m hungry. Funny how in a moment my body can send signals to my head—groaning stomach that actually feels like something sharp is turning over inside me, images of food rolling around in my thoughts, and then change them to my gut clenching at the thought of both reading... and ignoring the text. The anticipation is a box of sustenance, and inside it could actually be anything. Sitting here about to read it is almost too enticing, but eventually I open the text: Nate: Meet me at the café?
Kalli: Now? Yup, leaving. What’s up?
Nate: You’ll see.
You’ll see. Two words that have sent my head in a spin. The house is moving for a moment or two until I blink rapidly and focus on my cooling toast.MoreLess
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