Manh ya just gonna stand there
not come over pick up a towel dry for me
he had to get that out to keep is
creep factor stuffd down freakin broad daylight hed is roommate had never
appeared except at night a tissue-thin shadow in the hall at the threshold of
their bedroom
mebe once is bedroom
mebe once is bedroom
he could feel im standin back a
bit over is shoulder had been feelin im but tryin not to look keep thins on a
level playing field between em he had no idea what is roommates playing field
might be an aint no sense temptin im forcin is hand
Ya aint playin nice manh
is creep was gettin the better of
im
Ah fuckyaden turnin he dippd is shoulder
dere beside da fridge tall pale nondescript
stone cold expression
steppin back he dematerialised quiet dull motes ash
dere beside da fridge tall pale nondescript
stone cold expression
steppin back he dematerialised quiet dull motes ash
den nothin but da machines purr
is breathin as if he sprintd is heart thuddin is adrenaline generous
den widdat at an end
for nothin other tado
he turnd an kept at the dishes
hed tell her when she got home
from work about their restless roommate one of three that her grrls were quiet
he called them her grrls because she
contended with them more often than he
once one hung over him in
bed
afterwards another time he
thought the same one unseen woke him by saying his name over an over
thrilling to have a ghost know an say ones name
when she came home they had a
beer
dinner still had a half hour
he let her decompress she was a sensitive introvert
exquisitely sensitive an work its interactions taxed her
but her big brain managed their way negotiated what shed rather not
but her big brain managed their way negotiated what shed rather not
their house was a decompression
chamber stilling the social bends that stricken her
she didnt talk she gushed reams
a halfhour of workplace inanity
was his limit anything more was his to bear if he wasnt incentivised enough to have
dinner ready on time
their places were set
water poured
the beer a grateful sedative organic
no prescription required
they put their plates together
sat lit a candle conversed on art he interrupted with politics she brought them
back to art he wiggled in more politics
then they let the candle flame
decide then talked more of art an
prospective trips up to the bay or turning inland
after dinner he got her curled up
on the couch offered another beer lit the livingroom with christmas lights an
sat beside her
they threw in a dvd a drama
in the frame their view of the
screen to its left was the diningroom an a sliding glass door which reflected
the soft coloured lights on its black face
the night the glasss silver as if a mirror
the night the glasss silver as if a mirror
a third of the way into the film
out of the corner of his eye he saw a shallow gray motion on the glass
it moved to the right out of
sight then returned slowly passing
across the door an disappeared either
behind the wall an outside or
disappeared inside the room
it returned perhaps ten minutes
later slowly wafting across to the right
stopping in full view tall sifting gray
then retreating again to the left an disappeared
it occurred to him then that he was looking unimpeded through the ghost witnessing its reflection on the black glass
it occurred to him then that he was looking unimpeded through the ghost witnessing its reflection on the black glass
he lost track of the film
she seemed to be enjoying it trails of tears on her cheeks in accord with
the sensitive drama
then it reemerged brazenly into his
field of vision back and forth back and forth
teasing leaving the idea it might disappear then suddenly reverse washing back
across the glass
eventually it disappeared to his left
he might have considered someone walking on the porch on the other side of the glass but their outdoor cat
made noise on it padding back and forth if he were late with its kibble any
human being would have sounded like a hulking monster
the three interludes where
perfectly quiet
the quietness was pervasive
then it ceased
the apparition was gone
he watched the final twenty
minutes of the film uninterrupted
when the film was over as was their
habit they shut down the machine its various functions the flatscreen utterly black
an delved into its artistry direction cinematography colour palette camera
angles acting dialogue storyline discussed the relevancy of particular scenes if necessary or
critical or could be excluded was the films statement message if either subtle or overt
or had the film created a peekhole a
different vantage point arresting one making them take a step back and
really see see what they might not ordinarily see or even conceive existed
these existential discussions
were of primacy to their relationship
which was why they rarely ever watched the shoot-em-ups the blockbusters the CGd-to-Death mindless exercises in film(of course there was nothing wrong with that people will be people)
which was why they rarely ever watched the shoot-em-ups the blockbusters the CGd-to-Death mindless exercises in film(of course there was nothing wrong with that people will be people)
as their considerations wound
down and other bits of their day began to enter and erode it he wanted to
mention their roommate in the kitchen earlier that afternoon but at his pronouncement Roommate
she
interrupted him Did you see that during the film
On the door the glass
Yes What was that
It confused me
It started to freak me out
I thought perhaps it was him
Though what unsettled me was that while I couldnt see him in the house I saw his reflection on the glass
So odd to see through him
yet see his reflection
Though what unsettled me was that while I couldnt see him in the house I saw his reflection on the glass
So odd to see through him
yet see his reflection
Christ Youre spooking me
Its not physics acceptable
physics
Id wonder if physics have ever
tried to explainwhat ethereal nous
Yes
You were saying before I interrupted
you
Our roommate him he appeared this
afternoon in the kitchen
What
Yes I think thats why tonights
appearance Fuckin brilliant if anything
You think hes brilliant
I think if I were a ghost Id want
to have fun make playthings of my humans Fuckin peabrains as we are You
Shit Yes
Id be tempted too Shit
Id be tempted too Shit
Why shit
Because Maybe Id want to explain my existence
To a human being Fuck that
Being Simply being Existing Is
argument enough
I probably wouldnt understand why
I existed beyond my death anyways
she laughed Good point Theres that isnt there
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15 3. 16
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The Necks Drive By
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