I
finally showed up at the gym after Chloe's constant hints and
suggestions--used that membership that had been gathering dust for the
past six months, or seven. Who's counting? We were on the treadmills
and who walks in but the idiot. Why is it that when you try to avoid
something, you always see it?
I've
been seeing him everywhere lately. The grocery store, the front
yard--he pulled me over once. Did I mention that he's a state trooper?
I was really surprised when I handed him a PBA card that he signed
himself. Philip gave it to me, but never mentioned who it came from.
Talk about embarrassing. I felt like a stupid idiot. Philip shook his
head, and said that he told me, but I swear that I never heard those
words come out of his mouth. I think that I would have remembered that
the idiot next door was a State Trooper.
I'm
getting off task here. Anyway, back to the gym. Theresa wanted to
meet him, probably because she saw him take off his shirt like he was a
Chippendale's dancer. I agreed to do it, but then after I introduced
them, I walked away because I didn't want to watch him show off his
muscles and the screaming eagle tattoo on his right arm--I've seen that
routine before, and I'm not impressed! Big mistake. He somehow invited
himself to drinks at Spiders, which is the name of a restaurant in the
mall where we usually hang out after the workout. I was pissed!
But
after Chloe and Theresa left the table to visit the Ladies room, I
realized that a had a rare opportunity. I was able to tell him what I
really thought of him. I did not hold back, and I think that I
surprised him a bit. I called him a thoughtless playboy and several
other choice insults that seemed to flow freely from my
mouth...everything that I have been thinking about and holding back
since he moved in. It was cathartic! I feel like I've gone through
therapy.
Of
course, he took his turn as well, and he wasn't very nice, so I ended
up throwing an entire glass of iced tea in his face. I really don't
want to go into detail about what he said, but trust me, he deserved it.
Lets just say that it is amazing what comes out of his mouth. I wish
that I had soap.
Still think I won, though. You should have seen the shocked look on his face! You don't mess with Victoria Wilder! Score one for the good guys!
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