Can't go
to my aunt's place
again, Benny,
Nima said to me
as we sat out
on the grass
in the hospital grounds.
Why is that?
I said.
My mother's found out
we go there
and she will be
watching the place now,
and it will be too risky,
Nima said.
How'd she find out
we were going there?
I asked.
She managed
to get me to say,
but I think
she knew anyway,
Nima said,
looking over
towards the trees.
Does she know
about me?
Not who you are,
but she knows
I'm seeing someone,
and having ***
with them,
Nima said.
So what now?
I said.
Have to book
a cheap hotel
for the weekend again,
she said.
Where abouts? I said.
She looked at me seriously,
I don't know,
not too far way
or we will waste time
traveling as I only
have a weekend pass.
I'll find us
some place near,
I said.
We lit up cigarettes,
and sat smoking.
She was in
a green top and jeans,
and her hair was neat,
but she had nothing
on her small feet.
Jun 14, 2016
Jun 14, 2016 at 2:30 AM UTC
Can't go
to my aunt's place
again, Benny,
Nima said to me
as we sat out
on the grass
in the hospital grounds.
Why is that?
I said.
My mother's found out
we go there
and she will be
watching the place now,
and it will be too risky,
Nima said.
How'd she find out
we were going there?
I asked.
She managed
to get me to say,
but I think
she knew anyway,
Nima said,
looking over
towards the trees.
Does she know
about me?
Not who you are,
but she knows
I'm seeing someone,
and having ***
with them,
Nima said.
So what now?
I said.
Have to book
a cheap hotel
for the weekend again,
she said.
Where abouts? I said.
She looked at me seriously,
I don't know,
not too far way
or we will waste time
traveling as I only
have a weekend pass.
I'll find us
some place near,
I said.
We lit up cigarettes,
and sat smoking.
She was in
a green top and jeans,
and her hair was neat,
but she had nothing
on her small feet.
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