I Crossed the Border to Work and Fell in Love with the Landlord
I accepted the room he rented me without suspecting a thing. Three weeks later I was already planning my new life with him, while my husband still called me every night.
Confessions
Confessions stories, page 18
My Roommate Taught Me How to Read Men on the Street
When I moved to the capital I thought I was only looking for work. My roommate taught me something else: that men look at what they shouldn’t, and one gesture is enough to prove it.
The Night I Stopped Hiding the Woman I Am
I climbed the stairs barely able to walk, my dress reeking of the whole night. I had no idea my mom was awake, waiting for me in the hallway.
The Confession I Never Made to Anyone Until Today
I never said this out loud. This is one of those things: what my cousin planned with me that January, without my realizing it until it was too late.
Mother and Daughter, Two Bottles, and a Confession
For years, Romina had imagined her mother while making love to her boyfriend. That night, with wine loosening her tongue, she could no longer keep it inside.
The stranger in the group invited me to her house that night
When she opened the door in that short dress and that smile loaded with alcohol, I knew the night wasn’t going to end the way she’d planned.
My Neighbor on the Eighth Offered Me More Than a Job
The elevator stopped on the eighth and he got in. I had my last pesos in my pocket and the certainty that something was going to happen between us that morning.
What I Discovered Alone Under the Hot Shower
I closed the laptop, stepped under the water without thinking about anything, and when the sponge brushed my breasts, I knew that shower wasn’t going to be like the others.
I Confess My Addiction to Touching Myself All the Time
I get home, strip naked on the couch, and lose count. It’s my routine, my secret, the only thing I truly need at the end of the day.
The Fantasy I Fulfilled During the Heat Wave
I was alone, the heat was unbearable, and lukewarm water was running over my skin. Then I got an idea I’d been imagining for months and had never had the nerve to try.
My First Toy Arrived and Nothing Was Ever the Same
It took two days to arrive, and for those two days I could think of nothing else. When I finally opened the box, I knew that night I was going to know myself in a new way.
The Trans Woman Who Got Into My Taxi at Dawn
I warned her that if I didn’t like it, I’d let her out at the next corner. She smiled, reclined my seat, and told me to close my eyes for a second.
The Night I Lost My Virginity Before I Was Ready
My roommate was asleep when he knocked with a bouquet of freesias. I opened the door in a sweater and barefoot. That night I promised myself I’d never let another man into my bed.
I Woke Up Wet, Like the Trans Woman I Am
Every morning is the same: I open my eyes with my body on fire and the bed in disarray, knowing no pillow can soothe what I truly crave.
I worked up the courage to surrender myself to a man at fifty-two
I got into the car with my heart in my mouth and told him, almost without thinking, that I finally understood what a woman feels when she’s on her way to give herself up.
That Night I Discovered What an Orgasm Felt Like
I was sixteen, the house was silent, and a word had sat in the margin of my notebook for months. That night, at last, I locked the door.
What My Aunt Caro Confessed to Me That Night
Caro was six years older than me, with a life that seemed perfect and a secret she meant to take to the grave. That night, she decided she couldn’t take it anymore.
What I Do Alone with My Readers’ Emails
Half an hour ago I opened my email with my legs already restless. I wanted to know how many had jerked off thinking about me. There were more than I expected.
I Became Addicted to Touching Myself at Any Hour
It all started with a picture on my phone. Ten days later I can’t get out of bed without thinking about when I’ll get to touch myself again.
I Found Out My Missing Cousin Was an Escort
Every so often I’d type her name to see if I could find her. She never showed up. Until that morning, when the first result was her, exact, unmistakable.