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I never thought forgiveness
would come so hard to her.
I give the top-of-the-hour
station ID, say a few witty
words about shopping
procrastinators. Once the music
kicks back in, I call Nikki.
Who apparently isn’t home.
Whatever. Maybe it’s better
to leave her a message. She’d
probably hang up on me.
“Nik, I swear I’m not stalking
you. But please, please listen.
What I did was worse than
wrong. It was unconscionable.
I have never loved anyone
the way I love you. And I
don’t think I ever will. You
are the most important thing
in my life. Without you,
I’m empty. Please forgive
me. I swear, I’ll earn back
your trust. Can we just talk?”
I COULD GO ON
But that’s all the machine wants
to hear at one time, and if I call back,
I’ll definitely sound like a stalker.
I’d just go ahead over there,
but she is somewhere else, and
after my shift, I’m supposed
