Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes

Author:Virginie Despentes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781936932269
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Published: 2018-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

When she told him, he had hesitated for a moment. Before speaking, he put on his Bénard pants, his T-shirt. A strange precaution.

She took advantage of his silence.

“The best thing would be for you to leave. The keys to our place are at Armand’s. I’ll write to you once you’re there.”

“Wait, wait . . . I’d like to understand what’s going on, at least.”

“I’ve already understood too much. We’ll finish this another time, okay?”

Shoving his bag into his hands, she pushed him toward the entryway. He let himself be pushed. She could feel his distress, and she wanted a lot of things in this world but what she wanted most was for him not to go. Still, she opened the door, avoided his eyes, and waited for him to leave. She was dying to hold him back and act as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. When he was in the stairwell, she leaned over the banister to yell, “And bravo on the pelvic thrusting, asshole, I had no idea you were so talented.”

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