Devastate by Valentine Marley

Author:Valentine, Marley [Valentine, Marley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-24T07:00:00+00:00

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“Have you moved off that couch since I left work?” Elliot asks. I’ve been laying down on the couch with a blanket over me, for most of the day. After the talk, I didn’t want to overthink it or allow myself to dwell on what could’ve been or should’ve been. TV was the perfect solution.

“I forgot how much stuff there was to watch on here. I feel like Brendan Fraser in Encino Man.”

A huge laugh erupts from his chest. “I would say you’ve been off the grid enough for that to be true.”

“It’s good to know that some series have lasted, but how many reality shows can one channel have? And why do I want to watch them all?”

“I don’t know, I have no logical explanation for my addiction to National Geographic. I suggest joining the cool kids and slowly letting television control your life.”

“I’ll get right onto that,” I tell him. “But for now I think Hoarders is calling me. Want to watch?” I sit up and bring my legs up to my chest, making room for Elliot to sit down.

“Sure.”

I continue to flick through the channels, the choice endless, and decisions too hard to make.

“You got any plans tonight?” I ask him.

“I don’t usually go out at night, you know that.”

“Except that one time,” I say referring to the drunken moment, which now feels extremely poignant in hindsight.

“Yeah,” he says, his voice trailing off. “What about Courtney? She not gracing us with her presence tonight?”

“Not for lack of trying. She’s been messaging, but I’ve been enjoying my time with the television.”

He rises off the couch. “Okay, I’m going to shower and then we can order something for dinner.”

“I can cook.” I throw the blanket off me, getting ready to stand up. “I haven’t done anything all day.”

“No.” He pushes me back on the couch. “It’s fine, enjoy your time with the TV. Get to know each other some more, maybe by the end of the night you’ll be able to stick to one channel.”

“Leave me and the television alone, please,” I say dramatically.

He chuckles and walks off into his bedroom. When I hear the door close, I sigh with relief that this morning didn’t make anything between Elliot and I worse. Today may have started out rocky, but I’m relieved. Elliot deserves more out of life, and I hate the thought of being the one holding him back. We may have only scratched the surface, but this light-hearted banter is new, easy-going, and the way it should’ve been all along.

I grab my phone, and ignore Court’s incessant need to ramble about the day she had without me and click on the last message Lior sent me. I type out words I never thought would be associated with me and hit send.

Me: I had a really good day today.

The dots appear immediately, he either has his phone attached to his hand or doesn’t care about the waiting game; all I know is he never makes me second guess sending him a text.

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