'I'm a Friend'

Lu knew enough to end an affair when it was at its most satisfying. Only with arduous who had read her so effortlessly could she have going forever. By december, she found his jokes less original. When they lay spent on top of the sheets, she thought of far away people and things. He was the one lover she would never have turned away from. She grabbed her bag and coat, shut the door, ran past the empty offices in the underground parkade,. missus benshee clicked open to welcome her. Lu drove on quiet roads, rain needling down, the beat of the wipers calming her thoughts. The jangling telephone made her jump. It was just