Jacob Lawrence, "The Lovers," 1946
Jacob Lawrence, The Lovers (1946)
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March 20, 2011:

She'd call throughout the day, many times a day, and hang up on me.

For not sounding enthusiastic enough, for some random inflection of voice, for saying it was a bad time.

You can think of this as addiction: she can't stop herself. Or as vampirism: she can't live without siphoning throughout the hours.

Crippling.