Learning to Cope

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August:

Nobody has ever made my heart race the way he does. Something about him makes me want to pin him to the wall and kiss him till we suffocate. I've experimented with men before but I felt about as much as I did with women. I like all the kissing and touching of course but neither ever made me feel like this. The way he looks at me makes my brain go blank and he makes me feel like my stomach is going to explode. He's always on my mind.

Finally. the phone company let me add this phone to my plan. I have 23 missed texts from Andrew, things like "Is your phone working?" "I forgot your phone is still shut off." and several good morning texts. He's such a dork.

I have to figure out where I'm gonna go, I can't believe I'm being evicted. my parents are real pieces of shit. it's been a few days since that night. I scroll through my notifications, this phone feels so fancy. My old one was from 6 years ago and I was never able to afford an upgrade.

I have 3 voicemails and I let them play while I make myself breakfast.

"Hey, August? My name is Timothy, I'm calling about the resume you submitted for the Out Cold Pub? I was wondering if you'd be able to do an in-person interview on December 27th at noon? Call me back if you can, I'll see you there. okay, bye." holy shit! an interview?! fuck yeah!

This was a job I wanted, the pay is nice and it seems easy enough, they said they were in desperate need on the listing. wait. todays the 27th, it's 10 am. I shove a couple of grapes in my mouth and rush to shower. I NEED this job. I cannot lose it. the bar is a 30-minute walk from here, I have time. I can get there.

After I shower I put on a pair of dark jeans and a white button-up shirt, I don't have many options and it covers my tattoos. I don't know if they care about tattoos but better safe than sorry. I shove my wallet, keys, and phone in my pocket and rush out the door.