Pazuzu - Manifestation by Matthew Sawyer

Author:Matthew Sawyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-11-01T02:28:12.908717+00:00

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10 Wild Beasts

Mark knocked insistently on Margot's door just after dawn. The hammering jarred her awake. Mark called for Margot to get dressed and hurry out. The sudden rousing from slumber was disorienting. She didn't recall him leaving. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep in her bed, wrapped in Mark's arms. That was at dusk, when the curfew took effect. The roads were choked with people hurrying to their destinations in the fading illumination. No one wanted to be stopped by a patrol only a block or two from home. It was inconvenient after a hard day at work and a longer day in traffic.

The last thing anyone needed after drawn out hours of inane busywork, was to be asked stupid questions with obvious answers. "Where are you going?" "Home." "Why are you out after dark?" "Traffic." That was the extent of the pleasant part of the interrogation. After that, soldiers became sadistic, knowing the frustration they could cause.

Margot had drifted off, feeling an iniquitous pleasure with the fact that Mark was trapped with her for the night. She hadn't expected he would stay after they had made love. Mark did have a wife waiting for him at home, but the lost sense of time and the setting sun made it impossible for him to leave. The uncomfortable moment where Margot would have to watch him draw up his pants and leave, wasn't going to arrive. She was happy for that.

Yet now he was outside and knocking. The door had locked automatically when he pulled it behind him. Margot wondered when Mark had made his escape. She hoped he left at sunrise, but didn't doubt that he had snuck out right after she fell asleep. Obviously he took his chances getting home to avoid a confrontation with Sarah.

It was ridiculous to become jealous. Mark was married and Margot knew it. She had accepted the consequences of her decisions with maturity. The fleeting moment hadn't caused her to be rash or desperate. Mark didn't seduce her with promises, although his flirting and advances were especially tempting. In the end, Margot wasn't certain who had kissed whom first. When they undressed, she would have liked to believe it was mutual, although it was probably she who had knowingly stepped over the hazy line. Margot had made the first move. She had guided his hand to her breast as the warmth from his lips spread through her. She had unbuckled his belt and pushed his trousers off his waist.

Margot refused to feel guilty; she was well aware of Mark's infidelities. At one point, she stopped him from reciting a list of names of women he had known. A numerical trip down lover's lane sounded tawdry right from the start and the roll call would have squelched her libido. This encounter had waited a long time and she would not waste the opportune moment.

The damage was already done to Mark's relationship with Sarah. He had undertaken a guerrilla war to shatter the marriage, but his wife held on.

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