The Next Girlfriend
My brother flicked his hair dramatically.
I'm getting it all cut off soon.
My mother's face fell.
Not ALL, he ammended hastily. There was a long pause.
Actually, he shuffled, I will wait until my next girlfriend dumps me and then have it cut.
What happened to Nicki, I asked, sort of aghast because I'd been privileged enough to see a real, almost tangible (were he to print it off onto photo paper) picture of her, and it having been the first photo I'd been allowed to see of any girl of his, I figured there must have been a degree of seriousness about the whole thing. And she was very pretty. They spent hours on the phone every night (much to my annoyance), and now, suddenly...
Snow of yesterday, my father told me, adopting a tone only really used when talking to extremely slow people.
So you've got a 'next girlfriend', then? my mother asked. Who is she?
I'm not going out with her yet, GAWD! And why do you always want to know WHO it's only a name it will mean NOTHING to you, GAWD...it's Zelda.
We nodded and grinned.
She's named after the game.
Silence.
She likes my hair like it is now, long, so I'll wait till she dumps me and then have it cut.
I'm getting it all cut off soon.
My mother's face fell.
Not ALL, he ammended hastily. There was a long pause.
Actually, he shuffled, I will wait until my next girlfriend dumps me and then have it cut.
What happened to Nicki, I asked, sort of aghast because I'd been privileged enough to see a real, almost tangible (were he to print it off onto photo paper) picture of her, and it having been the first photo I'd been allowed to see of any girl of his, I figured there must have been a degree of seriousness about the whole thing. And she was very pretty. They spent hours on the phone every night (much to my annoyance), and now, suddenly...
Snow of yesterday, my father told me, adopting a tone only really used when talking to extremely slow people.
So you've got a 'next girlfriend', then? my mother asked. Who is she?
I'm not going out with her yet, GAWD! And why do you always want to know WHO it's only a name it will mean NOTHING to you, GAWD...it's Zelda.
We nodded and grinned.
She's named after the game.
Silence.
She likes my hair like it is now, long, so I'll wait till she dumps me and then have it cut.
kiwiqueen - 14. Jun, 22:58