The Boyfriend App
“‘Because I never want to lie to you,’ he said simply.
“After that, he made the OK symbol with his thumb and index finger and fluidly placed the circle of his fingers between his pink lips. He produced a shrill whisper. It wasn’t loud but it was long and rich, full of other layers of sound.
“'Show off,' I thought to myself, forgetting that every word and every thought was audible. Then, I felt a deep rumble in the earth. I was terrified that it was an earthquake.
“Something was trampling through the thick cluster of talahib grass ahead. With all the rustling and quaking, it felt just like King Kong in the movies, making its way through the thicket towards me; the sacrificial virgin. I drew a