Real Fiction / Monica Bologa, translated by Lucia-Alexandra Brînaru-Mitrofan: One More Hour

I can hear the ticking of the seconds on the clock. He sits patiently in the armchair. I asked him to give me just a few more minutes. You’re my first client. I’m shy, I don’t know how or where to begin. And you’re not helping me at all, I said. Okay, I’ll give you one more hour. Take your clothes off, slowly. I took off my dress and my bra; I hesitated when it came to my panties, but his gaze …