don't tell anyone

don't tell anyone
I told you,
she says, then proceeds
to say a name,
a sin,
another name,
she mentions a motel
at the edge of town,
and asks
if I've ever been
to the diner
next to it,
or if I know a waitress
who works
there named Tammy.
skinny redhead?
she used to be a teacher,
but lost her job,
because of something
that I can't really talk about.
she's breathless
with not telling me
everything
she wants to tell me.
I nod no to everything,
please, go on, I say,
although
I already know
the whole story. why
stop her now though
and spoil her fun.