Writing Exercise #56

She loved that he tasted like tea. They acted a little like they weren’t sure how this would go; like they’d never been this close before. But they had. This was how it used to go: they would bare their souls to each other and then make out like teenagers. He tasted like black tea and when she buried her face in his neck, his smell was like an awakening.

He smiled at her, she at him. Familiar faces, kind eyes. They had both seen each other cry. He kissed her and she kissed him. His five-o’clock shadow was a little rough on her skin and later she would feel the heat from his whiskers on her cheek as she drove home. The tension that usually filled the air around them had evaporated and suddenly it was just the two of them, unchaperoned by the reality that usually kept them in check.

They finally stepped away from each other, the spell broken, the night suddenly cold again. “No frost tomorrow, clouds coming in.” He said. “Yeah.” She replied. She always wanted more from him. “It’s past my bedtime.” She said. “Talk to you tomorrow.” He replied.

Disappointment and the aching need for his touch curled around her like a scratchy blanket as she pulled out of the parking lot. His headlights in her rearview mirror for a few blocks and then gone. She willed him to call her, to tell her that he needed her, had to have her, wanted her to meet him somewhere…anywhere…but the phone stayed stubbornly silent beside her as she drove.

She realized that in the deep seeded friendship they had; would always have, they were equals, but anything more than that and she would be the one who loved more. She hated that her tears tasted like pity but she smiled and thought again how she loved that he tasted like tea.

Writing Exercise – Sentences

Assignment: Starting sentences with, “I met him on the stairs….”

1. I met him on the stairs, the quiet passing of two souls. Then he dropped his bag of groceries and we were knee-deep in cans of tuna and apples rolling dangerously underfoot.

2. I met him on the stairs.

“Hey! You’re the guy I’ve been looking for.” He said.

“Oh really?” I said. “What did I do now?” I thought to myself.

“Yeah. I’m the super here and you owe some rent…I’m not puttin’ up with that, ya hear?”

Damn. Moving again it looks like.

3. I met him on the stairs, wind-blown and red-faced.

“Elevators out again?” I asked.

He rolled his eyes as he panted past me.

The Date: Writing Assignment -100 words exactly…

Claire had a date. Tuesday morning she would be picked up and taken to an amusement part, then on a yacht to watch the sunset on Lake Michigan. This date would be one of the easiest ones to prepare for yet! She needed nothing but a ponytail, cute short-shorts, that tiny white; no better go with blue T-shirt, (water rides, need we say more?) tennis shoes. Make-up? Minimal.

Claire is picked up on time, taken to the amusement part, and drowns when she falls over the side of his yacht. Poor Claire…I guess it didn’t really matter what she wore.

Personal Ad Exercise

SWF – okay, MWF  looking for someone to share afternoons. Must be willing to put up with someone who is terrible at algebra but loves doing dishes, seeing cellulite run rampid on the back side, can’t play the trombone, snores a little and cries a lot, is neurotic, hates too hot showers, forgets to switch out the empty toilet paper roll, sometimes tells white lies that are actually closer to gray, doesn’t shave her legs that often and sometimes forgets to use her inside voice. I can be temperamental and ultra-sensitive with no self-esteem and a huge ego. But I can make kick ass coffee and I love late breakfasts on Sunday mornings while reading the Sunday paper next to my sleepy cat. Call me. Did I mention that I’m bad at returning calls?