Playing with the Enemy
My heart quivered.
Then, I remembered my sister, and inhaled deeply.
I stood beside my car, still holding the door, and I started to play with it, pushing and pulling it, back and forth, using the movement to steady my mind, to ground me.
“To what do I owe this pleasure, Leon?”
“It’s next week.”
“What?”
“We agreed to meet again ‘next week’…,” he said patiently, letting his words drift off.
“Oh,” I replied distractedly. I turned around, checking if anyone was around. I stepped forward, as if getting privacy in the open, and I lowered my voice. “What do you want?” I whispered.