I Said Yes Too Fast

I need to write this down.

Rent is in five days. Two 1-stars sit on my page. The queue went dry. So I took a Wednesday job in Dumbo even though I don't do Wednesdays.

Her name was Sabrina. Gallery thing tomorrow. Nice skin. Her man Russell made me tea and went to his office like I wasn't there. That part I liked.

She said come back in September. Her treat. Just like that. My body went warm. Then my brain went: don't get used to it.

On the L home the app gave me three new jobs. The Fort Greene couple had both names on it. Plural. Present. That's the one I want.

Then Mrs. Kessler texted at 11. Can I shift Saturday to Thursday? I said yes fast. Which means going back to that brownstone where the husband is always at his Midtown office.

I picked the scary door because of the rent. That's the part I never say.