Sasha was working on using her smartphone less. She started reading a zine her new friend from OK cupid gave her. He was an artist and there was no attraction or chemistry but they had so much to talk about. And ironically his zine was also about disengaging from the speed of technology and meditating more.
She left Francisco a message about this before her bath. Her throat was congested and she kept having to clear it while she was trying to talk on his messenger message.
He’d been in Pennsylvania all week and she only started to have the desire to communicate with him, besides a couple of sexts about his study plan. reminding him to keep studying hard while he was away, which he promised to do.
He also said he’d like to party with her on New Years…but what did that mean?
Anyway, she left him voice messages about her New Years resolutions to cut her smartphone addiction.
When she was out getting groceries, she got 4 voice texts back from him. The first thing he said was it was good to hear her voice. Sometimes she can feel in her voice that she has a certain tone when she’s talking to him or leaving a message and it feels whimsical and lovely.
His voice was deeper than ever and made her wet.
He said she’s singing his song- he wants to cut his smartphone use as well.
And then he asked her about New Years Eve, her birthday. He sounded like he loved her and missed her honestly. And she felt all hot and bothered after that.
But he wouldn’t be home until Saturday, and probably late Saturday.
Her friend Germaina had offered to meet up on her birthday (Tuesday) but she wasn’t sure what to plan. Also snow was forecasted for that day. If it snowed she could hang out in bed with Francisco perhaps…but did he have other plans too? Did he want to party? And what did she want?
This weekend her landlady had family visiting and Sasha was about to head out for a walk and to synagogue. She’d texted Patrick yesterday asking if he was in town and if he was thinking of going to this Chanukah party, but he never replied…so maybe she’d see him tonight.
And then there was Eli, who was in town yesterday for that party, but he was with his other friend and she was with Germaina, so she skipped it. She was tired and had had an emotionally intense conversation with Germaina, but at least she got to tell her about the role playing she did with Francisco and his study plan.
Germaina said Francisco was sending mixed messages and had been from the beginning.
Maybe she was right…
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