Ex-Girlfriends Page #2

but when you look at her smile,

you're reminded of how things used to be,

and you wonder why it ended

the way it did

and how your life has come to this point.

Hey, you'll never guess who's here.

Oh, um...

I should probably go,

but, um...

It's really good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

So, was it her, dude?

Yeah, it was her.

Oh, man! That...

How'd it go? Did you guys talk?

And that's when Ben enters the picture,

the guy you've met a dozen times

who never remembers your name.

Hey. How's it going, Ben?

Hey.

Graham.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know, dude.

How are you?

Good. How are you?

Good. You know, the same, but...

Good. Good.

Uh, this is, uh... Ben.

Ben, this is, uh...

som...

...somebody.

Cool.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

You have a drink,

and then another,

thinking that maybe she'll notice

your world-weary malaise

and find it charming,

like she used to.

You keep a close watch on where she is

in the room the rest of the night,

trying not to be too close,

but trying to also be available

in anticipation of the follow-up conversation

where you both might open up more

and have a more in-depth talk

where she tells you that she's been thinking about how she regrets the way things ended

that maybe you two should

get a coffee and catch up.

No,

a drink.

Yes, a drink.

If she says coffee, that means she doesn't really want to meet

and she's just being polite.

The night goes on and on, and

you keep looking over at her

and explaining to your

friends

how strange it is

that you used to go out with that girl

and haven't seen her in years.

They don't remember her.

Tou only dated for a few months,

and you're not the type of guy to introduce

a girl to all your friends right away.

You expect them to react a little more

to the strangeness of the situation,

but no one really seems to

think it's that significant,

and it's disappointing.

The last time you heard her name

was when another ex-girlfriend,

now a friend, Kate,

mentioned that she was dating someone who had apparently gone out with Laura.

You had given Kate a copy

of one of your short stories,

and he saw your name

on the title page.

You know this guy?

Yeah. He's my friend.

He wrote a story.

This guy, he dated my friend Laura.

He totally broke her heart.

Oh, cool.

He kept going on and on about how

you broke this girl Laura's heart.

And I was like, "Yeah, fine,

all right, already.

Can we get back to boning?"

Wait. He said that Laura was heartbroken?

I know. Who would be heartbroken over you?

Always dangerous to become

friends with ex-girlfriends.

They know too much, and they're

not afraid to be brutally honest.

Or maybe that's just

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