Rochelle Ratner The 2River View, 7.1 (Fall 2002)
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As It Happens

And what if she called the minute she got home? What if she decided not to go to the bathroom first, or called before undressing and getting comfortable? You would have answered, wouldn’t you? You would have kissed your separate receivers (hers dark green, yours beige) goodnight. And what if she didn’t have a key? Oh, we all know that dreaded sound on the phone, that heavy breathing.

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