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I had been away for three days and I hadn’t heard from Lo. She hadn’t heard from me either because before I left we hadn’t properly made up after our fight. On the fourth day of my five day trip I received a text from her around 6:00 pm. It simply said, “Dinner plans with Robert tonight.”
I immediately called her. The stalemate of silence be damned, I had to know the details. Was this a date? What had transpired to bring this about? Had she been having “dinner plans” with Robert all week? There were so many questions swirling in my mind unanswered. I had to know.
“Hello,” she said coldly.
“Hello,” I said imitating her tone.
“Did you call for something?”
“I just, um, thought I’d say hi.”
“Hi,” she said flatly.
“What’s this I hear about plans with Robert?” I got right to the point since it was obvious why I was calling and I might as well drop the subterfuge.
“He and I are going to dinner tonight,” she said matter-of-factly.
“Going out or going to his place?”
“Out.” She wasn’t revealing many details and I could tell she was secretly delighting in my curiosity. She was hoping it was a manifestation of jealously.