It’s early morning, and I’m over at Bethany’s house, laying on her bed in my pajamas, playing on her Nintendo. Bethany and I have been friends since freshman year of high school, which makes it eight years now. We’re probably aging out of the ‘sleepover’ territory, but seeing as we’re both jobless college grads back living with our parents, it is what it is.
“Ok, Chloe,” she starts. She’s looking at herself in the mirror, checking herself out. “I’m going to go shower and stuff. You need anything?” She’s naked, twisting her petite frame side to side. Bethany is cute, not that I’m interested. We’d kissed before — just for the spectacle, something for the benefit of the guys watching — but it had sated my curiosity, answered that question in the back of my mind, could I get with Bethany? Well, obviously, no.
“Let’s see…” I say, pausing the game, making eye contact through the reflection, “What do I need? A direction in my life? Some motivation? A sense of purpose? Hell, a proper boyfriend would be nice, too.”