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To: Mel Fuller
From: Aaron Spender
Subject: You
Mel, did I hear this from Dolly correctly? Did a naked man move in next door to you?
What happened to the old lady? Did she end up dying? I hadn't heard. I'm very sorry for
your loss, if that's the case. I know the two of you were fairly close, for Manhattan
neighbors. But I don't think its appropriate for a man to parade around nude in front of his
neighbors. You really ought to complain to the co-op board about this, Melissa. I know
you are only renting, and that you don't like to make waves because you have such a
good deal on the place, but this kind of thing could be perceived as a sexual assault.
Really, it could.
Melissa, I was wondering if you'd given any thought to what I said in the elevator the
other day. I really meant it. I think it's time. I remember that day when we went walking
through Central Park during your lunch hour. It seems so long ago, but it was only last spring. You
purchased a hot dog from an outdoor vendor, and I urged you not to, because of that story I did
on carcinogens in street cart food. I'll never forget the way your blue eyes flashed at me as you
said, Aaron, in order to die, you have to live a little first.
Melissa, I've decided: I want to live. And the person I want to live with, more than
anyone else in the world, is you. I believe I am ready to make a commitment.
Oh, Melissa, please won't you let that commitment be with you?
Aaron
Aaron Spender
Senior Correspondent
The New York Journal
To: Mel Fuller
From: George Sanchez
Subject: Tardiness
So Dolly tells me you finally got in touch with the dog guy. That would explain why you
were on time this morning for the first time in 27 days.
Congratulations, kid. I'm proud of you. Now if you'd just start handing in your copy on time,
I won't have to fire you. But I guess I shouldn't count on that happening, since I hear this
new neighbor of yours looks pretty good in the buff.
G
To: Dolly Vargas