Fifty One

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Betty. “I hate you!” The girl across from me bawled at her boyfriend. From their argument, I’d learnt he was cheating on her with her best friend, a blonde who did nothing but infuriate the girlfriend. It was as if I was watching a TV show. I sat alone at the bar close to the counter half listening to the sad song playing in the background, and also straining to pay attention to the scene unfolding just a few tables away. I lifted the glass of vodka to my lips and gulped it, the amber liquid burning its way down my throat. Damn, this f*****g liquor, making me wince at every swallow but I loved it, at least it made me feel something anything else than loneliness and …. Sadness. “It’s over between us! I hate both of you!” The girl shrieked before storming out of the bar. And guess

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