Wild Quiet by Roisín O’Donnell

Author:Roisín O’Donnell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Island
Published: 2016-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Step 6: Call Séan to tell him about your inspection. If he doesn’t answer, phone his bandmate John, who will tell you, ‘Sorry Luana, umm … there was no Drifters rehearsal this evening.’

Say, ‘Oh yeah, of course. It’s Tuesday. Silly me.’ Hang up. Blood will pound in your ears for a few minutes, making you feel as if you have gone temporarily deaf.

Stand by the stove stirring black-bean rice. Later, you will hear Séan’s metal-capped boots stomping up the stairs, and the discordant strum of him retuning his guitar. When he plods into the kitchen, ask, ‘So how was the rehearsal tonight?’

He will tell you, ‘It was grand, yeah.’

Feijoada should now be simmering in the pot, fogging up the dark window. The warm air should be heavy with moisture, as if you were trapped in the entrails of the Mata Atlântica rainforest. While he speaks to you, Séan’s narrow eyes will flit between the bubbling beans and the pearly buttons of your blouse. Experience for the first time the sensation of missing someone when they are standing right in front of you.

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