Angelica's Smile
““I was just jogging.”
“I phoned the police station and they were kind enough to give me your home number.”
Pause.
“I just wanted to wish you good night.”
It was suddenly springtime.
Daisies popping out of the spaces between the tiles in the floor.
Two swallows alighted on top of the bookcase and started twittering (if that’s what swallows actually do).
“Thanks. Unfortunately it won’t be a good night.”
Why did he say it?
Did he want her to feel sorry for him, ...or did he want her to see him as a warrior, like Orlando?
“Why not?”
“I have to keep watch over the Sciortinos’ house.”
“I know where it is. Do you think the burglars . . . tonight . . . ?”
“It’s fairly likely.”MoreLess
“I phoned the police station and they were kind enough to give me your home number.”
Pause.
“I just wanted to wish you good night.”
It was suddenly springtime.
Daisies popping out of the spaces between the tiles in the floor.
Two swallows alighted on top of the bookcase and started twittering (if that’s what swallows actually do).
“Thanks. Unfortunately it won’t be a good night.”
Why did he say it?
Did he want her to feel sorry for him, ...or did he want her to see him as a warrior, like Orlando?
“Why not?”
“I have to keep watch over the Sciortinos’ house.”
“I know where it is. Do you think the burglars . . . tonight . . . ?”
“It’s fairly likely.”MoreLess
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