The Conversomniacs, Part 4.
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J: Cait? Hello???
Caitlin: WHAT?
J: Why r u yelling at me???
C: Are you eff'n serious??? Really???
J: Caitlin, look, I'm sorry.
C: You stood me up, Josh! I sat at Jay's alone at 3 in the morning waiting for you.
J: I know. I'm really sorry.
C: No you're not.
J: YES I AM. I wanted to go…
C: But…
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J: But I couldn't.
C: Who was it this time? Ashley? Christine?
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C: Yeah, that's what I thought.
J: Fuck you!
C: Tell me I'm wrong.
J: You're wrong.
C: And you're lying.
J: What do you want me to say, Cait??
C: OMG you are such a GUY.
J: What is that supposed to mean???
C: It means you're an idiot. You told me you LOVED ME, moron.
C: I want to know if you meant it.
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J: Oh.
C: Oh? That's all you have to say? Oh?
J: You're the one who started this with your if we weren't such good friends crap.
C: Yeah kinda regretting that now.
J: Go to hell.
C: I'm already friends with you, aren’t I?
*one hour pause, 2:17 am*
J: Fine Cait. I love you. Always have. And I've watched you date douchebag after douchebag and just wanted to be the one, you know? I can make you laugh, be there, but anytime I tried you pushed away. And now you want to give me crap for sleeping with someone else? I practically threw myself at you and I'm the asshole? I sold my most valuable comic book to buy your birthday present for cripes sake!! I'm done with this.
*pause*
C: You sold your Punisher #1?
*pause*
J: Yes.
C: Wow.
J: Yeah.
C: Are you alone?
J: Yes, why?
C: Stay that way.
J: You're insane, you know that?
C: More than you know.
*thirty-two minute pause, 2:54 am*
[knock knock knock]
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[knock knock knock knock knock]
[Josh opens door.]
C: Hi.
*pause*
J: Hey.
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