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requite me my love
The Cafeterial infection
‘Why
did Angelford get the most loot of us all??’ Hilliard pries patting my back. I
look up from the book and smile at my posse ‘isn’t it obvious? With his title
and his spritely looks, his devil may care charm and his serpent at arms’
length!’ Koen lists my credits ‘James Bond has a bigger sergeant.’ Emery scoffs
‘But it isn’t that of a duke is it?’ Koen reasons. ‘Can we not discuss johns at
the lunch table??!’ Leigh beseeches us ‘I know not why you shy now Leigh! All
you were discussing was ‘I want to shove it in there, and then stick it in
there before I take it round and round in there’ I was wondering how many
orifices you had in your possession.’ Koen chortles, Emery, Hilliard and I
chuckling at the rouging Leigh ‘I didn’t think anyone could hear.’ He timidly
says as I stare at my phone some more. That’s it! I’m texting her! ‘What’s
that?’ Hilliard asks grabbing the little book from me.
‘The fourth movement by Oscar Wilde. Those are romantic poems are they not??’ Koen probes. Okay! So maybe I was going to send Sadie some lovely lines form Oscar Wilde! Have me incarcerated! ‘You’re already expanding your scope!’ Hilliard says proudly. I smile, Emery chuckling into his wine. Unlike they who think I am forever scheming and plotting, he knows I am just importunate in earning a dame’s love!! ‘Get on with it then!’ he says handing the book back to me, picking up the conversation we’ve had for the last three days; the mannequin party.
‘Nay let us walk fire unto fire, from passionate pain to deadlier delight,- I am too young to live without desire, too young art thou to waste this summer night. For Sweet, to feel is better than to know and wisdom is a childless heritage, the pulse of passion-youth’s first fiery glow,-are worth the hoarded proverbs of the sage: Vex not thy soul with deadly philosophy, Have we not the lips to kiss with, the hearts to love and eyes to see!’ I thumb in from Panthea and send it to her. If she feels those words even a third tragically as I then she ought to be running into my arms the second she read it!
I jerk in bed and stare at my phone. No. It’s neither ringing nor telling me anything like a message from Sadie has arrived! I grunt and look up at my ceiling ‘hasn’t it been long enough Sweet? Haven’t you deliberated on your affection long enough to know they ought to rest with me?’ I speculate as though she was here with me. I grab my phone ‘what I wouldn’t do to lay you hear beside me and listen to the orchestra of your voice Sweet Sadie. To touch the chocolate of your skin and read the coffee of your eyes. I Love You Sadie. And for my excess of passion, my heart is numb without you by my side.’ I thumb in and send it to her with a kissy smiley.
I miss her! I miss the flame of her kiss and the electricity of her touch and the smile that lit up the eyes to reveal that they were a dark brown and not ebony! I miss her words, the way they flowed out of her mouth like she had practised them before though they were as impetuous as the damsel who went about stealing horses from forest rangers so she could get to where I was because she craved the kiss I couldn’t char off my lips with flaming sulphur acid if I tried! Someone ought to teach me how to unlove now that love was not forthcoming from her! But I love her! And she loves me!!
‘You’re still waiting for something lad?’ Koen pries. I wish he were not as observant as he is proving to be ‘Indeed.’ I confirm ‘your parents haven’t gotten back to you have they.’ Leigh says. I smile at him; I had completely forgotten about them! ‘It’s Anatole I tarry for.’ I lie swiftly ‘Fret no more. He will be superb. You fight this battle for the both of you. They will be so worried that he will take after you and no future duke of Angelford will be there that they will grant him freedom as they do you.’ Koen announces popping a honeyed waffle into his mouth.
He has really thought about it! Though it is his first useful contribution to the posse I suppose! I check my phone one last time before taking my cup of milk less coffee, the cafeteria door opening as I sip ‘How did you break it off with Sadie?’ Hilliard whispers urgently ‘Why?’ I probe as it chars my insides ‘I’m gauging the damages that might occur when she spies you seated here.’ He reveals in a murmur
I turn around to the door where she is standing in the arms of another man, the cup slipping from my fingers to the table as she smiles up at him and he says something, their fingers intertwined intimately, her other hand in the pocket of the jersey that was obviously his. I can’t breathe! The sound of her familiar chuckle fills the room as I size him up. He looks like that chap from the boy band Blue! Simon! That was his name! He looks like that freaking model cum footballer cum actor cum musician cum dancer Simon from Blue!!!! I can take him on though!
I have rage like he can’t apprehend! That should work to my plus! ‘You’re so sweet! I really can’t thank you enough.’ She is saying to him as he takes her chin between his index and thumb ‘you don’t have to thank me. That’s what I’m here for.’ He says in a low tone before he leads her down to the loveseats. ‘That went well.’ Koen announces as I stand up and follow them tenaciously. If he thought he could just walk in with perfect chocolate skin and take my Sadie away from me then we needed to confer about a few things!!!
‘SADIE!!!’ I yell for the entire cafeteria to hear. She turns to me with a weary gaze ‘calm down.’ She coolly instructs. I’d think she hasn’t seen me enraged before! Like she wasn’t there when I attacked Lucas! ‘You know this guy?’ Simon asks staring me up and down. I reciprocate his sizing up with a frown ‘he’s a friend of mine.’ She explains ‘SO THIS IS IT EH???’ I demand ‘yeah, this is it.’ She states ‘YOU CAN’T LEAVE ME FOR HIM!!! HE’S STUPID!!’ I announce ‘calm down!’ she hisses ‘NO YOU COME DOWN! AND COME DOWN THIS INSTANT!!! BECAUSE YOU MIGHT THINK I’M ON SOME CHALK DUST BUT YOU’RE THE ONE THAT MADE ME FALL FOR YOU!!!’ I bellow at her ‘ you‘re embarrassing me!’ she whispers covering her face
‘I’M EMBARRASSING YOU?? I’M EMBARRASING YOU??? WHO RAN OUT THE MOMENT I SAID I LOVE YOU?? WAS THAT ME?? WHO HASN’T SPOKEN TO ME Or REPLIED ANY OF MY CALLS AND TEXTS BECAUSE I SAID WHAT WE BOTH KNEW WAS TRUE ANYWAY??? HOW EMBARRASSING WAS THAT FOR ME?? OR DOES IT ONLY COUNT WHEN IT’S YOU SADIE????????????’ I roar at her as she shrinks into her chair ‘this is him??’ Simon pries as she melts under the table! Oh no she doesn’t!! She’s not running away from me! I don’t care if we’re having this conversation crawling on the cafeteria floor! We are having this conversation now!
‘The fourth movement by Oscar Wilde. Those are romantic poems are they not??’ Koen probes. Okay! So maybe I was going to send Sadie some lovely lines form Oscar Wilde! Have me incarcerated! ‘You’re already expanding your scope!’ Hilliard says proudly. I smile, Emery chuckling into his wine. Unlike they who think I am forever scheming and plotting, he knows I am just importunate in earning a dame’s love!! ‘Get on with it then!’ he says handing the book back to me, picking up the conversation we’ve had for the last three days; the mannequin party.
‘Nay let us walk fire unto fire, from passionate pain to deadlier delight,- I am too young to live without desire, too young art thou to waste this summer night. For Sweet, to feel is better than to know and wisdom is a childless heritage, the pulse of passion-youth’s first fiery glow,-are worth the hoarded proverbs of the sage: Vex not thy soul with deadly philosophy, Have we not the lips to kiss with, the hearts to love and eyes to see!’ I thumb in from Panthea and send it to her. If she feels those words even a third tragically as I then she ought to be running into my arms the second she read it!
I jerk in bed and stare at my phone. No. It’s neither ringing nor telling me anything like a message from Sadie has arrived! I grunt and look up at my ceiling ‘hasn’t it been long enough Sweet? Haven’t you deliberated on your affection long enough to know they ought to rest with me?’ I speculate as though she was here with me. I grab my phone ‘what I wouldn’t do to lay you hear beside me and listen to the orchestra of your voice Sweet Sadie. To touch the chocolate of your skin and read the coffee of your eyes. I Love You Sadie. And for my excess of passion, my heart is numb without you by my side.’ I thumb in and send it to her with a kissy smiley.
I miss her! I miss the flame of her kiss and the electricity of her touch and the smile that lit up the eyes to reveal that they were a dark brown and not ebony! I miss her words, the way they flowed out of her mouth like she had practised them before though they were as impetuous as the damsel who went about stealing horses from forest rangers so she could get to where I was because she craved the kiss I couldn’t char off my lips with flaming sulphur acid if I tried! Someone ought to teach me how to unlove now that love was not forthcoming from her! But I love her! And she loves me!!
‘You’re still waiting for something lad?’ Koen pries. I wish he were not as observant as he is proving to be ‘Indeed.’ I confirm ‘your parents haven’t gotten back to you have they.’ Leigh says. I smile at him; I had completely forgotten about them! ‘It’s Anatole I tarry for.’ I lie swiftly ‘Fret no more. He will be superb. You fight this battle for the both of you. They will be so worried that he will take after you and no future duke of Angelford will be there that they will grant him freedom as they do you.’ Koen announces popping a honeyed waffle into his mouth.
He has really thought about it! Though it is his first useful contribution to the posse I suppose! I check my phone one last time before taking my cup of milk less coffee, the cafeteria door opening as I sip ‘How did you break it off with Sadie?’ Hilliard whispers urgently ‘Why?’ I probe as it chars my insides ‘I’m gauging the damages that might occur when she spies you seated here.’ He reveals in a murmur
I turn around to the door where she is standing in the arms of another man, the cup slipping from my fingers to the table as she smiles up at him and he says something, their fingers intertwined intimately, her other hand in the pocket of the jersey that was obviously his. I can’t breathe! The sound of her familiar chuckle fills the room as I size him up. He looks like that chap from the boy band Blue! Simon! That was his name! He looks like that freaking model cum footballer cum actor cum musician cum dancer Simon from Blue!!!! I can take him on though!
I have rage like he can’t apprehend! That should work to my plus! ‘You’re so sweet! I really can’t thank you enough.’ She is saying to him as he takes her chin between his index and thumb ‘you don’t have to thank me. That’s what I’m here for.’ He says in a low tone before he leads her down to the loveseats. ‘That went well.’ Koen announces as I stand up and follow them tenaciously. If he thought he could just walk in with perfect chocolate skin and take my Sadie away from me then we needed to confer about a few things!!!
‘SADIE!!!’ I yell for the entire cafeteria to hear. She turns to me with a weary gaze ‘calm down.’ She coolly instructs. I’d think she hasn’t seen me enraged before! Like she wasn’t there when I attacked Lucas! ‘You know this guy?’ Simon asks staring me up and down. I reciprocate his sizing up with a frown ‘he’s a friend of mine.’ She explains ‘SO THIS IS IT EH???’ I demand ‘yeah, this is it.’ She states ‘YOU CAN’T LEAVE ME FOR HIM!!! HE’S STUPID!!’ I announce ‘calm down!’ she hisses ‘NO YOU COME DOWN! AND COME DOWN THIS INSTANT!!! BECAUSE YOU MIGHT THINK I’M ON SOME CHALK DUST BUT YOU’RE THE ONE THAT MADE ME FALL FOR YOU!!!’ I bellow at her ‘ you‘re embarrassing me!’ she whispers covering her face
‘I’M EMBARRASSING YOU?? I’M EMBARRASING YOU??? WHO RAN OUT THE MOMENT I SAID I LOVE YOU?? WAS THAT ME?? WHO HASN’T SPOKEN TO ME Or REPLIED ANY OF MY CALLS AND TEXTS BECAUSE I SAID WHAT WE BOTH KNEW WAS TRUE ANYWAY??? HOW EMBARRASSING WAS THAT FOR ME?? OR DOES IT ONLY COUNT WHEN IT’S YOU SADIE????????????’ I roar at her as she shrinks into her chair ‘this is him??’ Simon pries as she melts under the table! Oh no she doesn’t!! She’s not running away from me! I don’t care if we’re having this conversation crawling on the cafeteria floor! We are having this conversation now!
