I was washing my dishes when there was a knock at the door. I wiped my hands on the spare towel and went to open it, and was shocked.
"Sandy?!"
"Yeah," she said, looking morose. She was a beautiful woman; I was always struck by her big brown eyes, so full of life and warmth, today filled with an intense sadness and shame. She had a cute, thin nose that fit her cute, long face, framed by wavy brown hair. Her frame was thin; she wore a dark blue jacket over a dark purple turtleneck and black jeans. "Can I come in?"
"Sure."
"Good." She had her arms crossed nervously. She stepped in, looking away from me.
"What's up?"
She looked at me. "You're being very nice considering how it all went down last time we spoke. How have you been?"
"Good, all things considered. I've been working pretty comfortably, and I've been recording a lot of music."
"That's wonderful."
"What about you?" I was suspicious and nervous, but then she broke down crying.
"Oh, Danny, it's been awful!" She wailed. "I've driven away everyone in my life. I've lost everything. I have no job and I'm living with my parents! I have no friends anymore!"
"That must be awful! I'm so sorry."
"You're so nice, Danny," she wiped her eyes as she spoke. "You're the only one who had any patience for my stupid conspiracy theories. All the way to the end, I was screaming at you, calling you the most awful things, and you kept telling me how smart I am, that I was just wasting my intelligence on bullshit."
"Well, it's what a decent person would do, I suppose."
"Yes," she walked up to me and put her hands on my chest. "And you're a decent person." I have to admit, it felt pretty good to hear her say that, though I did think this was really weird. "I'm so sorry for how I treated you. I was wrong."
"Thank you. I accept your apology." That felt good too.
"No, it's not enough! I don't feel right. I need real closure! What can I do?!"
"I don't know! Take your clothes off and bow before me fifteen times?"
She paused and looked at me. I could see the gears turning in her head. "Yes! Perfect!" She slid her jacket off and put it on the floor, then grabbed her turtleneck by the bottom and pulled up, revealing a white T-shirt.
"Whoa! Hey, I was just kidding--"
"No, you're right!" She folded her turtleneck as she spoke. "I was proud, so the only way to apologise is to debase and humiliate myself! It's wonderful!" She folded the turtleneck and put it on the jacket. She then undid her belt, slid it off, and pushed her pants to the floor. She was standing in my kitchen wearing white panties and a white T-shirt, folding her pants.