Burmese Lessons: A True Love Story by Karen Connelly

Author:Karen Connelly [Connelly, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Personal Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography, Biography, 20th Century, Dissenters, Guerrillas, Political Refugees, Burma, Guerrillas - Burma, Burma - Politics and Government - 1988, Burma - Description and Travel, Dissenters - Burma - History - 20th Century, Political Refugees - Burma - History - 20th Century, Connelly; Karen - Relations With Men, Connelly; Karen - Travel - Burma, Political Violence, Political Violence - Burma - History - 20th Century
ISBN: 0385528000
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Published: 2009-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

BELOVED

As I haul my ass up the filthy stairs at two in the morning (the elevator is broken), I think about the blister. I reach my floor feeling the painful pressure of it. Exhaustion and the depressing effect of alcohol spread through my body, compounding the ache. Ouch. The blister of love, honey. It’s good that Maung doesn’t have a key. I would hate to walk through the door and find him in bed. I mean, on the mattress. I bet she sleeps in silk sheets on a teak frame.

But what if I’ve just heard some malicious gossip? I wish. I believe what Nola told me. Truth often has an unsettling familiarity.

I try to see the bright side. If your lover must cheat on you, shouldn’t it be with the daughter of a rich gem dealer? Anything else would be too dull, and therefore insulting. I bet she has long, black, luxuriant hair. And a twenty-four-inch waist.

That fucking bastard.

Ha-ha. Literally.

I consider escape. I will pack up a bag of clothes, grab my passport, and go to the airport. I will fly back to Greece. The island in spring is my beloved.

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