A Negative Place :: Essays Papers

A Negative PlaceMy husband Andrew was an orphan. He had no family members and very few friends. I was convinced, that I was his only family and friend. So imagine my eagerness when he said we were going to wreak an old friend he grew up with named display case. I would finally have a chance to talk to someone who knew Andrew, someone who could speak of his character when he was younger and the things that made him tick. I admit, thither was a lot I didnt know about my husband. At the time, I believed I knew all that needed to know about Andrew was that I loved him and certain him.Shell lived in Queens, a part of New York City that was unfamiliar to me, but I enjoyed its quiet streets. We arrived at Shells house some three oclock in the afternoon. Shell lived in a high rise complex in a one bedroom apartment. The place was very neat, spacious and sparsely furnished. We sit down around the floor on pillows, listening to music and talking. Shell prepared some drinks for the three of us, serving them with fruits and ladyfinger sandwiches. I ideal this was very elegant. We sat around on the floor, smiling and making small talk about popular music, not at all the kind of talk what I was expecting. I mentation the conversation would be about Andrew and Shell, their years of growing up together. This was my first clue that things werent quite right with these two men. Then Shell and Andrew excused themselves and went into the bedroom to talk. This made me wonder, what could they be saying that they couldnt be said in front of me? A few minutes later when they returned, Shell said he had to meet his girlfriend downstairs. This information pleased me a little, because I really wasnt very comfortable sitting alone with two men in an apartment although,one was my husband. duration Shell was out of the apartment, Andrew refilled my glass and put on some more music. He said, I have to tell you something, Shell likes you. I told him that I th ought Shell was alright, but surprised that he didnt talk much about the two of them growing up together.