Friday, May 25, 2007

sweet solitude


I had a second meeting today with a man I hope never to see again. Our time together was brief, marked by anxiety and a feeling of overwhelm. When he parted this morning, I felt confident and joyous about sleeping alone tonight. The guy? Sammy, the Orkin Pest Control inspector. Alone? His inspection of my bedroom uncovered no bedbugs. Hallelujah! No dead bugs, no live bugs, no bugs. What sweet news it was! Of course, he couldn't guarantee that there aren't beasties in the walls waiting for another party, but I'm resting on the effectiveness of the diotomaceous earth which I have dusted in every nook and cranny of the room. I'm looking forward to crawling under the covers tonight without so much as a phantom bedbug for company.