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Get Over it, Susan

“I know you’re in there, Jeff,” she shouted through the steel door of his apartment. “Not that you care anymore, but I’m giving you these pictures from the sorority dance. And don’t worry – I made duplicates.”

“Oh dear Lord,” Jeff whispered, “she just doesn’t get it!”
He slid over to his apartment window to watch her get back
into her car and pull out of the apartment complex. Once he
was certain that Susan was gone, he picked up the manila
envelope and tossed the group of pictures into the garbage.

He made another cup of tea and picked up the book he was reading. It was Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, and he had just started the first paragraph of “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” when the phone rang.

“Hello?”

“Jeff, it’s Susan. I was just there and-”

“I know you were, Susan.”

“Then why didn’t you answer the door?”

“You got to get over it, Susan. I know it’s hard, but you’ve got to move on. What can I do to help?”

“Help? I love you, Jeff, and I know you still feel it too.”

“No, Susan, I don’t.”

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Get Over it, Susan
yoITSme
Posted 10 months ago

sucks to be susan
Get Over it, Susan
Officially
Posted 10 months ago

Sucks to be Jeff, too.
Get Over it, Susan
User 6545
Posted 10 months ago

awww Susan is in love. I think Jeff is really over her.
Get Over it, Susan
Professor Gerald Clearwater
Posted 10 months ago

susan is so cute!!!
Get Over it, Susan
Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 10 months ago

is there such thing as second-hand stalking, jeez jeff get a restraining order. wait that won’t help with susan
Get Over it, Susan
Storykeeper of Fae
Posted 10 months ago

Ah. They’re college kids! Oh, ok.
Get Over it, Susan
Lone Writer
Posted 10 months ago

Jeff is an idiot. He should talk to her.
Get Over it, Susan
Jenunique
Posted 10 months ago

Jeff should not talk to her, should not answer the door and should swear out a RO, in fact, this seems all too real to be “fiction.” ;) Great job. Scary, but great job! (Scary- this coming from the person who’s ‘hobby’’ is scaring the crap out of her kids with ghost stories!) ;)