"I don't like boys. There's nothing trustable about them."
"Yes, I know exactly what you mean. Just last week I told a woman I would carry her groceries, then I didn't."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
"I also told my mom that her new haircut made her look younger; it doesn't."
"Cam."
"Your multitude of gentlemen callers, you mean? Ready to sweep you off your feet?"
"Kind of. I don't know why they like me."
"I tell you, emotional reservation is a huge draw. Believe me, I practice it myself."
"I guess we're a pair of aromantics."
"Hashtag single for life."
"Hashtag future cat ladies."
"I am not a lady. And I certainly won't have a household of cats."
"Why not?"
"They'd pee all over my coffee mugs."
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Okay so I was scrolling through my notifications and i saw (legit I'm so dumb) revolving voted on balconial conversations -- but I read it as revolvingdoor. Like @revolvingdoorRevolving door. That's what my brain processed gosh why idk
Sorry @revolving. You've got a great username, it got my attention (:
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Door is such a weird word i typed it like five times like d o o r it looks incorrect but autocorrect says it's right haha??
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Balconial Conversations
Short Storybal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1