Carol Emshwiller by I Live;You
Author:I Live;You
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-02-10T22:53:42+00:00
Every now and then I take a sip of your drinks. And on an empty stomach it takes even less. With the drone of your talk, talk, talking, I almost go to sleep.
But youâre heading upstairs already.
I crawl out from under the table and climb the stairs behind you. Iâm as wobbly as you are. Actually Iâm wobblier. We, all three, go into your bedroom. And the cat. You push the deadbolt. He wonders why.
âArenât you alone here?â
You say, âNot exactly.â And then, âIâll tell you later.â
(Youâre right, this certainly isnât the time for a discussion about me.) First thing I grab our sexy nightie from the drawer. I get under the bed and put it on. Thatâs not easy, cramped up under there. For a few minutes I lose track of whatâs happening above me. I comb my hair as you always have it, back away from your face. I have to use my fingers and I donât have a mirror so Iâm not sure how it comes out. I pinch my cheeks and bite my lips to make them redder.
The cat purrs.
I lean up to see whatâs going on.
Nothing much so far. Even though tipsy, he seems shy. Inexperienced. I donât think heâs ever been anybodyâs grandfather.
(Weâre, all of us, all of a piece. None of us has ever been anybodyâs relative.) You look pretty much passed out. Or youâre pretending. Either way, itâs a good time for me to make an appearance.
I crawl out from under the bed and check myself in the mirror behind them. My hair is a mess but I look good in the silky nightgown. Better than you do in your stripes and red pants. By far.
I do a little sexy dance. I say, âSheâs not Nora, Iâm Nora. Iâm the one wrote you that note.â
You sit up. You were faking being drunk. You think: Now I see who you are. Now Iâll get you. But you wonât.
I stroke the cat. Suggestively. He purrs. (The cat, I mean.) I purr. Suggestively.
I see his eyes light up. (The manâs, I mean.) Now thereâll be some action.
I say, âI donât even know your name.â
He says, âWillard.â
Iâm on his good side because I asked, and youâre not because you didnât. All this talk, talk, talk, talk and you didnât.
You slither away, down under the bed. You feel ashamed of yourself and yet curious. You wonder: How did you ever get yourself in this position, and what to do now? But I do know what to do. I give you a kick and hand you the cat.
Willard. Willard is a little confused. But eager. More than before. He likes the nightgown and says so.
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