I won't say it doesn't sting a little when Alice pulls away from me and says Gaueko's name. He likes her because he sees the oddity in her, whatever it is that can make lamps flicker and doors shut, and, I think, because her fragility reminds him of Anushka.
We know how well that ended.
There are a few of us at this table now, and although I stay standing I am by Alice's chair, between her and Gaueko - who is any case is now at the door after a little show of power. I have seen neater tricks than that in my time in Excolo.
"You'll be able to build snowmen tomorrow," I say to Alice. "I wonder if the pond at the park has iced up enough to skate on yet."
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Date: 2010-01-27 06:08 pm (UTC)We know how well that ended.
There are a few of us at this table now, and although I stay standing I am by Alice's chair, between her and Gaueko - who is any case is now at the door after a little show of power. I have seen neater tricks than that in my time in Excolo.
"You'll be able to build snowmen tomorrow," I say to Alice. "I wonder if the pond at the park has iced up enough to skate on yet."