blowkiss

Kay and Joseph sat quietly on the couch as reruns of Modern Family hummed in the background. The sun was low on the horizon as it cast a blazing orange tint on the wall of Joseph’s apartment. She scrolled through her Facebook feed on her phone as he finished ordering Chinese food from the restaurant’s delivery website.

“Alright Kay, food should be here in about 45 minutes. If we eat quickly enough we should be able to get to the bar right as happy hour starts.” Said Joseph.

Nothing felt right. The sheets were too warm, but it was too cold without them. The pillow was too big, but sleeping without one was just impossible. The mattress was too firm in the center, but too soft at the edges. The empty silence felt invasive, but any sort of noise would do nothing but keep her up. Tossing and turning only tangled her sheets, but being so still for so long? Forget it. Tabitha buried her head under her pillow, then threw it across the room. "Fuck it." Tab grumbled, her brunette hair was again an unruly mess.

"Rebecca!" Karen waved as she walked down the beach. "Wow, I didn't expect you to be here."

Rebecca turned, smiling as she saw her friend. "Karen, hi!  Nice swimsuit."

"Thanks, you too."

"Oh, this old thing?" She plucked at it. "I only wear this when I feel like a balloon."

"I... can't say that's ever happened to me."

"Oh, well I could show you, then." She waved her away. "Just be sure to stand clear, okay?" With that, she cracked her knuckles, took a deep breath, put her thumb in her mouth and blew.