calcutta

in mid march i gave my email address to a waiter. i was on a cruise and sick of seeing the other guests acting rude. when the man in the "tex-mex restaurant" asked for my number i jotted down my email and folded it up before handing it to him.
i wanted to be nice, but i guess not that nice. after all, what would i talk to him about if he were to call long distance from a boat at six dollars a minute.

the week after the cruise i kept my eye on the in-box, curious. nothing came and i forgot about him. then three days ago i got a letter.

subject: Hi frien this is gautam from ncl gem
May 22 (3 days ago)

hi dear cara,
i am sorrey that i am mailing u after so long timemay be u for got me as we r out of NYC now well i am going to india soon by 2 weeks so if u have any plan to vesit do let me know come to india it will be good so by this with lots of love & luck Gautam.




and i have to tell you: a tiny piece of me is dying to see what would happen if i went.