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Unsolicited
by Mercedes M. Yardley
the phone rang
a number i didn’t know
i thought
is it you?
are you back?
i was
too nervous to answer it
i was
smoothing my hair
trying to breathe
beep!
said the machine
and
silence
it’s you! it’s you!
i waited the proper amount
of time
practicing
“i forgive you”
“i forgive you”
and call back.
“do you need a dentist?”
they ask me.
“i…forgive you”
i whisper.
“what?” they say.
Mercedes M. Yardley wears red lipstick and poisonous flowers in her hair. She has been published in several diverse publications, including The Vestal Review, Flash Fiction Online, The Rambler, Shock Totem, and A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs. Drop by her blog at www.abrokenlaptop.wordpress.com and say something hauntingly beautiful. She’d love it.
