The Modern Break-Up by Daniel Chidiac

Author:Daniel Chidiac [Chidiac, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780987166555
Publisher: Undercover Publishing House
Published: 2019-07-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

MAN

“Who is it?” Rachel called out.

“It’s Paul.”

Rachel went to the door to let him in. He adores Rachel and has his shit together. He owns a really popular cocktail bar called Mr. Collins. He chased Rachel for so long that she finally gave him a shot. Paul hasn’t always been successful, though. When he and Rachel first went out, he wasn’t doing very well financially, but he knew what he wanted. He always told Rachel about his visions with the bar and she believed in him. They have stuck by each other so much.

“Can you go down to the shop and get some milk?” Rachel asked him while he was still standing outside the door.

Paul looked at her weirdly and said, “I just bought you milk yesterday. You drank it all?”

Rachel gave him a look, letting him know we were having a serious conversation.

“Ah yeah, cool, I’ll be back in a bit. Hey Amelia,” he called out, looking over Rachel’s shoulder.

“You don’t have to go, Paul. You can come in. Rach, it’s fine. He knows what’s going on,” I said.

Paul came into the kitchen. “So how you feeling?” he asked.

“Well, you left the toilet seat up the other day, so not the best.”

“Shit, did I? Sorry. I must have been half asleep.”

“It’s all good. I’m only joking,” I said.

Paul went to the fridge and didn’t see much in there. “Do you girls not eat or something?”

“I haven’t cooked in a while. I really need to start again. Uber Eats has been my best friend. It’s sending me broke, though,” I said. “I did actually take some initiative the other day. I went to the supermarket to buy fruit and some other stuff. And when I went to buy deodorant, I walked past the condom shelf. Do you know what I thought of?” I asked.

“You felt like sex?” Rachel joked.

“No. Well, it has been a little while. I thought about him having sex with another girl,” I answered.

Paul burst out laughing. “Yeah, it’s crazy how our minds react to this stuff.”

“It’s ridiculous. I’m relating insignificant things to it, and it’s like everyone else’s relationship is a reflection of what my life isn’t. I heard this song the other day called ‘Rise.’ It was about some nation rising above the system. And all I could think of was rising above my feelings to get control back,” I said.

Paul sat down at the table and faced me. “You know how we hung out a few times, all together? I didn’t feel Jay was a man yet. And you’re very mature for your age. You need someone on the same level,” he said.

“He wasn’t like some of the other immature guys I’ve been with, though,” I answered.

“Just like women know other women, guys know other guys. And they know which ones are still boys and which are men. Your judgment was probably clouded,” he continued.

“Well, what is a man from a guy’s perspective?” I asked.

Paul answered, “To me, a man is over the bullshit.

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