The door opened. I didn’t see anybody, but I stepped inside and as the door closed softly, I turned to see her leaning lazily against the door.
She said, “I’m Lee.”
We stared at each other and I was aware of many things – and yet my mind seemed a blank, my thoughts scattered. There was the sharp odor about her and the room – the smell of the unwashed, the unclean. It was all over the incredibly dirty room, but it was especially strong about her. And it excited me, aroused me in a way I hadn’t known for twenty years.
The door opened. I didn’t see anybody, but I stepped inside and as the door closed softly, I turned to see her leaning lazily against the door.
She said, “I’m Lee.”
We stared at each other and I was aware of many things – and yet my mind seemed a blank, my thoughts scattered. There was the sharp odor about her and the room – the smell of the unwashed, the unclean. It was all over the incredibly dirty room, but it was especially strong about her. And it excited me, aroused me in a way I hadn’t known for twenty years.