LX | Some Reasons

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Tammie
hangs

upside down,

legs
wrapped

around

the metal pole,

body
twisted

serpentine.

Are you still thinking
about

Raymond?

I blink at her.

It takes
a while

for me to process

what she's saying.

Her
apologetic

smile

is also upside down.

'Mn.'

Her
upside down
smile

widens.

Get out. You're distracting me
from practice.

I get up

and leave

just like

she asked.

Raymond
isn't adverse

to Li Wen's advances.

I decide
that

this has been true

for a long time,

not just
yesterday.

He never rejects her,

no matter how

pushy
or invasive

she is.

Sitting in his lap,
stealing his food,

whispering

in his ear.

He could push her away,
tell her no.

But he doesn't.

Just turns red,
finds objects around him interesting

all of a sudden.

He...

doesn't know

how to say
no?

Or maybe...

He wants it?

That's the problem
I've decided

to confront today.

It's not your problem.

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