The Passenger Seat
Language: en
After my boyfriend bought a new car, he suddenly got a "commuter buddy." He drove her to work and back, rain or shine. This "buddy" also started decorating the car interior like she owned it. She put her favorite air fresheners in the car, threw away the flats I kept in the passenger seat, and replaced them with her size. One stormy day, I waited alone at my office entrance for an hour before my boyfriend leisurely drove up with his "buddy." The girl sat in the passenger seat, smiling as she apologized to me: "Sorry, sis, I eat slowly and delayed your boyfriend from picking you up.…