I Realized I Had Been Staring
pure diamond- He had pet names for her body parts.
- When I turned 16,
- with the fur round her boots
- disco night every week
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I realized I had been staring for several seconds at the un-caped man. I gave my head a vigorous shake and said in my gruff voice, “Our methods have been modernized recently. Not sure we really need your help today.”
Tatiana’s hand clamped onto my elbow and squeezed. I was glad she couldn’t see the look of agony on my face inside the yeti costume. When her contraction was over, she said, “Modernized? No! I insist on the traditional birthing methods of the mountain fastness. My children’s souls will shine like pure diamond! And Magnus will be there to help.”
She knew this kooky exhibitionist’s name. Figured. And probably called him on his birthday. She cat-sitted for him. He had pet names for body parts.
Why should I feel jealous over Tatiana? The thin alpine air must have been messing up my thinking. It was her sister, Tessa who I wanted to be reunited with. When I turned 16, it had been Tessa who lurked in the roadside ditch while I pretended to hitchhike so we could steal a car for my driving test. I remembered how she looked then, with the knife strapped to her thigh, with the fur round her boots, with a murderous glint in her eye like a mirrorball of bloodlust. We had disco night every week. We had it all. Why had I let my life become so complicated?
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