The break up was beyond messy and I won’t try to claim that it was only her to blame. It happened slowly and painfully over a few days. Things were said to each other and friends that couldn’t be taken back. Friends were slept with in revenge. Cars were keyed. CD’s and warm sweaters were not returned.
By the end we hated each other and didn’t speak. Our friends chose their sides and on the off chance we saw each other at parties or around town, we stared daggers. Then I moved and moved on. All I had left, was a handful of Polaroids, vague pleasant memories, and a lingering anger.
8 to be specific, each and every one at least a hard R, if not XXX rated.
I was shocked when a few years later, she texted me. We had a terse discussion. There were needs that needed to be met on both sides, things she wasn’t getting at home and she wanted the photos back.
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We met for the first time in years at a warehouse she had keys to from her job. It was late and the parking lot was empty. We made awkward hello’s and tried to hug, but we were both rigid.