“She
is so easy,” she says to her girlfriends. “I could ruin her in ten seconds.” They laugh, the redhead shaking her curls as she says again, “Seriously, I
could ruin her with one comment.” Her
plump lips accentuate each word, her tongue flicks against her teeth. I
imagine spit flying at her friends who lean in close across their coffee cups.
Easy. Easy to ruin?
The redhead talks faster and louder. The
brunettes and blonde try squeezing in-between her waterfall of
words. They sound like a DJ scratching, all stops and starts, their chins jerk forward and back, as if vinyl beneath fingertips. I try to use my magical powers to
freeze them but I can’t concentrate, their babble bumbles my
focus. I can't even slow down time at
their table, my magic fizzles and burns out.
I
can see more than a hint of the redhead’s red bra from the deep dip in her
black sweater, the V plunging to perfect plump cleavage. The bra clashes with her hair, I think. And not in a Molly Ringwald ‘Pretty in
Pink’ interesting way but a trashy-clashy way. Yeah, she looks trashy. But not because of the cleavage, because of the clash. And because she is insanely loud. And her friends are eager and slobbering. And she wants to ruin someone.
As
I'm leaving, I pull out my cell phone and pretend to call Cora. When I
reach their table I say directly, “Yeah, she’s loud and bitchy and her
idiot friends…”
The
table goes silent as I pass, and then I’m out the door.
But instead of triumph, I am stunned.
My magic is back, my blackest of all.
But instead of triumph, I am stunned.
My magic is back, my blackest of all.
shivers. seriously, shivers.
ReplyDeletethis is so damned good.
love you, sarah, for so many reasons xo
DeleteAnd she wants to ruin someone. I know her. I fear her. I am her. I was her. Bless her. Your writing gives me shivers.
ReplyDeleteyes yes yes, know/fear/am/was... and bless, yes. so grateful to be read and hear your response, amy!
DeleteThis is smashing, Kim! I think I was sorting next to this woman's twin at Red Robin last week. Incredible writing my friend!
ReplyDeletebless you for your encouragement, tammy! xoxo
DeleteSitting not sorting...lame phone.
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