When They Fear That You Don't Need Them...

DG came by work to see me. I don’t know why. All I want is my money, which I still haven’t gotten. I don’t have any plans for him further than that.

Met my friend Luk for lunch. He walked up to the table in the middle of a busy restaurant and yelled, “What’s up, hooker?” Then gave me a kiss on the cheek. More than one patron turned their head. He’s such a fruit loop.

9 PM
I’m sitting at the bar talking to Baby Girl. She’s telling me the best way to get over MOB is to ignore him. But warns me if I do this, he’s going to come crawling back. I tell her she’s full of shit. She tells me we can put a spell on him (she’s half Creole and digs on that stuff). We can do anything from making him beg for my return and loving me forever to turning his life into a living hell. Both are tempting. She warns me that both of them have consequences. I tell her I’ll hold off on the voodoo for now. I ask her what's up with MOB and Old Friend since she knows them both very well. She says they used to be together. They haven't been for a long time. Old Friend can't believe she can't get MOB back because he's in love with me. This makes me smile. As we’re talking who should appear but MOB. I didn’t see him. She told me he was looking for me. She could tell by the way he came in and what he did when he saw me. I pretend like I don’t care. Baby Girl tells me not to give him the time of day. I’ve gone since Saturday without speaking to him and he knows he fucked up so that’s why he’s here. I think she overestimates him. But she says “trust me on this one”. So I do.

He makes his way over to me and gives me a sad hello. I return and turn my attention back to Baby Girl. He wonders around to say hi to his friends Frog and Sam but finds his way back to the pool table and stands not even a foot from me. He turns and starts asking me how my week was. I say fine. Baby Girl grabs me by the arm and says “Oh my god, I forgot to tell you what happened last night.” She pulls me in and starts whispering in my ear. “Pretend like you’re listening to the funniest story ever.” We both start laughing and whispering. She glances at MOB. “He’s dying, dude. Keep it up.” Eventually he walks back over to Sam and Frog and we stop. He looks at me and smiles. I turn away. Baby Girl says follow me. We go for a drive to the store and pick up smokes. We come back and MOB walks right up to me. “I thought you left without saying goodbye.” I shrug. “We had to take care of some shit.” Baby Girl laughs and gives me a high five like we had some top secret dirty stuff to take care of. This clearly annoys him. “Actually, I am taking off now. I’ll see ya around.” I begin to walk away but he steps in front of me. “Hey, can I walk you to your car?” I shrug again. “Whatever. It’s a free country.” Baby Girl winks at me as we walk out. We get to the car and he tells me how his mom is sick and in the hospital again. I offer him my sympathy and prayers and nothing else. That’s all I can afford to give him right now. He looks as if he’s expecting an invitation to my house so I can cheer him up. But I don’t have the time nor the energy to put forth. I leave him in the parking lot wondering what the hell I’m up to.