Saturday, January 15, 2005
come on, i want to show you something.he frowned a little, quizzical. she made her oh come on now trust me and play along face and started walking swiftly ahead.
they walked down the empty street, and two beige stray dogs curled their tails and watched them pass. he put his hands in his jacket pockets and she swung hers back and forth. their shoulders bumped sometimes.
he looked up. the drab concrete stretched for miles, it seemed, and the iron staircase looked small and skinny next to it, like a withered winter vine clinging stubbornly to a wall.
i'm not going up that thing.
her nostrils flared. oh come on. it'll be worth it i promise.
somehow i don't think so. raised eyebrows at her and swung his elbows back and forth. she smiled anyway.
you're a big baby. i'm going, you stay here then and be left out.
she put her foot on the first rung and began climbing up. he strode ahead and followed. she looked back and grinned.
you better not be looking up my skirt!
if you had been wearing one, i would have!
they reached the top of the water tank. she got there a minute before him, climbing steadily and swiftly. she had obviously done this many times before. she was sitting on the ledge that ran round the roof and he stifled an impulse to pull her back. her legs dangled off the edge, her hands were at her sides.
isn't it gorgeous?
and it was.
Mina at 6:12 PM
