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way of working out. Hell, do you know how many girls have walked in on me doing the act with other girls. They all forgave me.”
“Yeah, but that was them catching you. What would you do if it was the other way around?”
“I see your point, but I think the principle is the same. It’s about forgiveness.”
“No, Foxx. It’s about her humiliating me. It’s about her being more interested in him than me. I thought we had something, and in one moment, she shit all over it.”
“Yeah, she did, but that doesn’t mean she can’t make it up to you.”
“Why are you on her side?” I asked.
“Look. I like Alana. I like her a lot. But make no mistake about it. I’m on your side ten times out of ten. I’d do anything for you, and I think you know that. That’s why I’m defending her. I know what you two have. I’ve seen how she makes you feel, last night not included. She’s changed your life for the better. I don’t want to see you lose sight of that.”
Foxx stood.
“It’s cool for you to be angry. I don’t mean to imply that you shouldn’t. You should be pissed off. You should be mad as hell at Alana and that asshole Panos, but when you calm down, I still think you should see if there’s something left that’s salvageable.”
Foxx looked at his watch.
“I’m already late. I better go get Michelle. I hope you feel better, buddy. I mean it.”
I nodded. Foxx turned and walked toward the back gate. I looked down at Maui the dog. He was asleep on his back in the shade. I could have sworn I heard him snoring.
“Well, Maui, I guess it’s just you and me.”
VI
Panos
I don’t remember when I finally fell asleep on the sofa that night. I do remember watching some god-awful science fiction film on TV about aliens or crocodiles or aliens fighting crocodiles. I woke up when I heard the back door open.
“You feeling any better?” Foxx asked.
I didn’t answer him.
Foxx walked over to the sofa and sat down beside me.
“How was the wedding?” I asked.
“What wedding?”
“Come on, Foxx.”
“I mean it. What wedding? There actually has to be a wedding for me to tell you how it went,” he said.
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
“Panos was a no-show. He left Hani standing at the altar. It was awful, man.”
“He didn’t show?” I asked. I wasn’t really sure I heard him correctly.
“Everyone was in their seats. The harp was playing but no groom.”
“What did Hani do?”
“What do you think she did? She hid in the back the entire time. She was too embarrassed to come out.”
“Did you ever find out what happened to Panos?”
“No idea. Michelle took Hani back to her house. She said she’s going to spend the night there to help console her. I left and went to Harry’s for a few drinks.”
“What about Alana?”
“She was a no-show too.”
Dear God. You know what I was thinking at that moment because you’re thinking it too as you read this. Things just went from bad to very bad.
“I know what’s going on in that brain of yours, but she didn’t run off with the guy. I saw her on my way home,” Foxx said.
“Where?” I asked.
“It took me almost an hour to drive back from Harry’s. There’s some kind of incident at the marina. They had one of the two lanes blocked off in front of the entrance. There must have been at least ten police cars there with their lights flashing. I saw Alana talking to some cops when I drove by.”
Foxx stood.
“I’m gonna hit the sack. I’m exhausted. Have a good night, buddy. Things will get better in the morning.”
Foxx left for his bedroom. I lay back down on the sofa. I didn’t have the energy to walk to my room. Maui the dog stayed with me.
I woke the next morning when the doorbell rang. I waited for Foxx to answer it. I looked like shit. I hadn’t showered in two days, and my mouth felt like it had dirty socks in it. Foxx didn’t come out of his room, and the doorbell rang again. I figured it was
“Yeah, but that was them catching you. What would you do if it was the other way around?”
“I see your point, but I think the principle is the same. It’s about forgiveness.”
“No, Foxx. It’s about her humiliating me. It’s about her being more interested in him than me. I thought we had something, and in one moment, she shit all over it.”
“Yeah, she did, but that doesn’t mean she can’t make it up to you.”
“Why are you on her side?” I asked.
“Look. I like Alana. I like her a lot. But make no mistake about it. I’m on your side ten times out of ten. I’d do anything for you, and I think you know that. That’s why I’m defending her. I know what you two have. I’ve seen how she makes you feel, last night not included. She’s changed your life for the better. I don’t want to see you lose sight of that.”
Foxx stood.
“It’s cool for you to be angry. I don’t mean to imply that you shouldn’t. You should be pissed off. You should be mad as hell at Alana and that asshole Panos, but when you calm down, I still think you should see if there’s something left that’s salvageable.”
Foxx looked at his watch.
“I’m already late. I better go get Michelle. I hope you feel better, buddy. I mean it.”
I nodded. Foxx turned and walked toward the back gate. I looked down at Maui the dog. He was asleep on his back in the shade. I could have sworn I heard him snoring.
“Well, Maui, I guess it’s just you and me.”
VI
Panos
I don’t remember when I finally fell asleep on the sofa that night. I do remember watching some god-awful science fiction film on TV about aliens or crocodiles or aliens fighting crocodiles. I woke up when I heard the back door open.
“You feeling any better?” Foxx asked.
I didn’t answer him.
Foxx walked over to the sofa and sat down beside me.
“How was the wedding?” I asked.
“What wedding?”
“Come on, Foxx.”
“I mean it. What wedding? There actually has to be a wedding for me to tell you how it went,” he said.
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
“Panos was a no-show. He left Hani standing at the altar. It was awful, man.”
“He didn’t show?” I asked. I wasn’t really sure I heard him correctly.
“Everyone was in their seats. The harp was playing but no groom.”
“What did Hani do?”
“What do you think she did? She hid in the back the entire time. She was too embarrassed to come out.”
“Did you ever find out what happened to Panos?”
“No idea. Michelle took Hani back to her house. She said she’s going to spend the night there to help console her. I left and went to Harry’s for a few drinks.”
“What about Alana?”
“She was a no-show too.”
Dear God. You know what I was thinking at that moment because you’re thinking it too as you read this. Things just went from bad to very bad.
“I know what’s going on in that brain of yours, but she didn’t run off with the guy. I saw her on my way home,” Foxx said.
“Where?” I asked.
“It took me almost an hour to drive back from Harry’s. There’s some kind of incident at the marina. They had one of the two lanes blocked off in front of the entrance. There must have been at least ten police cars there with their lights flashing. I saw Alana talking to some cops when I drove by.”
Foxx stood.
“I’m gonna hit the sack. I’m exhausted. Have a good night, buddy. Things will get better in the morning.”
Foxx left for his bedroom. I lay back down on the sofa. I didn’t have the energy to walk to my room. Maui the dog stayed with me.
I woke the next morning when the doorbell rang. I waited for Foxx to answer it. I looked like shit. I hadn’t showered in two days, and my mouth felt like it had dirty socks in it. Foxx didn’t come out of his room, and the doorbell rang again. I figured it was
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