2022/12/28
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After a few months of Uber in L.A., I had moved on. I had just about forgotten about you before you appeared as my next ride. I could have rejected it, I probably should have rejected it, but I was wearing my mask and beanie l, like always, so it would just be a whatever. I had chosen to be silent as a driver generally, so there shouldn't have been anything special about picking you up.
When I arrived, we traded pleasantries and you took your place in the back seat. The trip was relatively short, but I could feel your eyes burning a hole in my face as you glared through the rear view. It was more painful than I had anticipated, so I couldn't resist prodding.
"It's a little rude to stare so hard."
I match eyes in the rear-view, but you don't break contact, nor do you respond or break your silence, so I refocus back onto the road.
As we arrive at the location, I silently admonish myself; now I know where you live, which puts me in a dangerous position because of my previous obsession over you. Before climbing out, you invite me inside.
"Come inside with me."
"Sorry Ma'am, I have rides to make and I can't afford to quit yet."
"$200 a day right? That's what you figure? I'll give you 300 if you quit early and join me."
Silently I curse you, rich bitch thinks she can just throw money at something and get whatever she wants! I should say no, I should tell you it breaks my boundaries, but I kick myself, because I choose to give in.
"I'm not parking here. Where do I put my car?"
You smile an evil smirk that scares me a bit, but the fear is part of why I keep going. 'This is a mistake', was the thought running through my mind as you directed me to park behind your perfectly good car, which sparked more frustration. We climb out and I obediently follow you up to your door and into the room beyond.
"Tea?"
"Sure..."
It takes less time than I expected for you to return with the hot tea. I pull my mask down to my neck and take a sip. Like all hot tea typically does, it burns the taste buds off my tongue. I can't hide my grimace and discomfort.
"Yuck, I hate Green Tea!"
"You would prefer Chai with a little honey and cream?"
"Yes actually, that would be lovely."
"Too bad, so sad, I drink tea like an adult."
Cheeky bitch. But I kept that thought silent. For some reason, I still cared about what you thought of me. A silly, amateur mistake that simply revealed my own desperate desire for love and attention. It made me sick. Or maybe it was the green tea; either way I put the cup down on a flat surface nearby.
"So what do you want? Why am I here?"
You crack another smile that I barely had time to register before you dropped your little dress over your shoulders and let it fall to the floor before nimbly stepping out, leaving the only garment to cover your bare body: a black fabric thong, stretching and stressing to contain and conceal the hidden prize lying in between your legs, while also accentuating your near perfect peach of an ass.
And what a sight to behold! I'd see it before of course, I indulged in the sex tape myself, and even before that I managed to accurately image a great deal based solely off your photos; but as anyone will tell you, no camera can capture the accuracy and detail of reality, and in my view was a body beyond my ability to imagine. Wow.
I barely had the willpower to prevent myself from standing at attention, and I wanted to melt under your fickle smile and pointed gaze. Then... Rage. You were toying with me, this is a power play, we're playing this stupid fucking game again!? Whatever, I won't lose.
"Sorry, I don't fuck strangers."
"Hah! We barely count as strangers, do we?"
"I'm sorry, do I know you? Have we met?"
"You think I didn't see you? You obsessed over me for two years, filling notebooks with my name, choosing to criticize and critique constantly, and asserted your intellectual dominance over everyone in my comments section, and you really thought you were invisible? Are you an idiot?"
I was struck through the heart, you were right on target. First came the tinge of fear, then the anxiety tornado in my chest began to rip me apart from the inside out, and finally... The rage.
"You knew!? You knew and you let me believe it was all in my head you stupid bitch! Why would you do that!?
Tempers flared.
"It's not my fault you can't take a fucking hint! What did you expect me to do, call you out on live television!? How much more obvious could I have possibly been!? And you clearly knew what was going on! How is your self doubt and your self loathing my fucking fault!?"
I felt the urge to throw something at you. You were right, and it pissed me off.
"All I wanted was communication! A text, a DM, something that said, 'Hi! I'm here! I find your fucking presence valuable and I want to know you better!' Just one fucking concession! For you to do what I wanted just fucking once! For some sort of equal exchange of selves!"