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CHPercolator scribbling - 2 july 2001

Impudence

by Anita Dapperens


(Picture of the painting  "Impudence"   © Carl Lundgren)

 
"I’m bored."
"Sshh, Mara. Look at them, aren’t they cute together?"
"I’m still bored."
"Mara! We promised Him."
"But do they have to take so long?"
"Mara ..."
"Don’t Mara me. I’m not a little kid."
"Then stop behaving like one. We have a job to do here, but all you do is nag."
"I don’t nag. I’m just bored."
"Same difference. Now will you please shut up?"
 
 
"Meiya?"
"Yes, Mara?"
"Are you sure this is going to work?"
"I’m sure."
"But how come you’re sure?"
"Mara, how many times have we done this already?"
"I don’t know, I stopped counting a century ago."
"Exactly."
"But it didn’t always work."
"Only ten times, Mara. Ten times in as many centuries, that is next to nothing."
"Oh."
"And of those ten times, five were because he died, 3 because she died, and the other two was because they were the wrong sexe."
"You double checked that this time?"
"Ever since, Mara."
"And they’re not going to die?"
"No, I checked the reaper’s schedule. They’re safe."
"Good."
 
 
"Oh, how many bloody dates does he need to see that she’s right for him?"
"Mara!"
"Oh, come on, Meiya. The guy is boring."
"But she doesn’t think so. She thinks he’s worth the effort."
"Yeah, but how many more dates? Can’t we just call Cupid and have it done with?"
"No, Mara. We can not. He wants them to figure it out all by themselves. We are just here to watch over them, not match them."
"Yeah ... I know ... but they’ve been on twelve dates already, and he still doesn’t even kiss her."
"He will, next time."
"Lucky thirteen, ey?"
"Exactly."
 
 

 
"I’m bored."
"Sshh, Mara. We’ve gone over this with the last couple already."
"Yeah, yeah. We promised Him."
"Yes, we did. And I promise you this one won’t take as long."
"I already know that. He kissed her on the second date already. And she’s got condoms in that bag of hers."
"Mara! He said, no going through their stuff."
"I didn’t, they fell out when she went to the ladiesroom."
"Oh."
"I’m still bored though."
"You’re always bored, Mara. Now shut up!"
 

The End

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