ROSE
When Ryan left the apartment to go back to his own, leaving me alone, I felt bereft as if something of very significant was taken away from me, but thanks to my best friend, my phone rang and brought me back from the state of melancholy. “Hello.”
“Did you forget about our little get together?” Natasha asked me, her voice accusing.
“No.” I lied. I totally had forgotten about her with all the things going on.
“Liar.” She knew me to well. “So where am I coming? Send me the address.”
“Well..” I paused, nervous about telling her. “I’m texting you the address, okay?”
“Why can’t you tell me? Are you living somewhere worse than where we lived before?” She sounded worried and I felt like a total ass for hiding it from her.
“Oh, no, no.. check the address.” I blurted out, hurriedly, or
