Repossessed (2007)
“I asked Jason later, as we were walking home.
“It was okay.”
I thought this meant that he’d enjoyed himself. If he hadn’t, wouldn’t he have said something sarcastic? Or blunt, like “It sucked”?
I wasn’t positive, though. “Do you want to do this again tomorrow?” I asked Jason, testing. It pleased me to think of his being happy.
It really pleased me to think that I might have influenced another being’s emotions.
“I guess,” he said, shrugging.
He did like it, I told myself. Even though I wasn’t po...sitive.
At the house, I decided to go do Shaun’s homework. While Jason turned on the television, I went straight to Shaun’s room.
As soon as I crossed the threshold, I saw that Peanut was on the bed. He sat in such a fashion that he appeared to have no paws; all four legs were tucked neatly under him. He looked like a blob with a cat’s head.
I had been reaching down for Shaun’s backpack, which sat just inside the doorway, but now I straightened slowly. The slashes on my fingertips still stung.MoreLess
“It was okay.”
I thought this meant that he’d enjoyed himself. If he hadn’t, wouldn’t he have said something sarcastic? Or blunt, like “It sucked”?
I wasn’t positive, though. “Do you want to do this again tomorrow?” I asked Jason, testing. It pleased me to think of his being happy.
It really pleased me to think that I might have influenced another being’s emotions.
“I guess,” he said, shrugging.
He did like it, I told myself. Even though I wasn’t po...sitive.
At the house, I decided to go do Shaun’s homework. While Jason turned on the television, I went straight to Shaun’s room.
As soon as I crossed the threshold, I saw that Peanut was on the bed. He sat in such a fashion that he appeared to have no paws; all four legs were tucked neatly under him. He looked like a blob with a cat’s head.
I had been reaching down for Shaun’s backpack, which sat just inside the doorway, but now I straightened slowly. The slashes on my fingertips still stung.MoreLess
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