Storm II

“What did you bring?”
“These.”
“Oh, nice. Your mom makes great ones. I’d like… Ah, thanks.”
“No problem. What were you reading?”
“I stole it from my parents’ bookshelf.”
“Wow, so old. Isn’t it boring?”
“You kidding? Listen. ‘All cats live in the moon…’”
“Okay, okay, boring.”
“Oh, stop it. It’s not… Uh… C’mon, get your hand off, I want to focus.”
“But you know I didn’t invite you for… that… you’re not… that dumb…”
“Stop eating before you speak. And I know. But c’mon, man, your mom’s still awake.”
“So what? You can’t hear anything from her room.”
“Prove it.”
“Look.”
“Eh, nobody would hear that. Knock harder.”
“Fi-ine. There, see? She didn’t hear. When I want to call her there’s a spot in the wall that I know she can catch.”
“For real? Weird.”
“Yeah, ‘cause this place was built by a famous architect. He has a house by the 72th… Hey, are you listening to me?”
“Uh, yeah, yeah, for sure.”
“You won’t tear your eyes off that book! And… if I didn’t know you better I’d say you’re hiding your face in it. Let’s see.”
“Lemme go!”
“Haha! I knew it! Why are you blushing? Seems like you wanted to see me more than I thought.”
“Um… No… It’s just…”
“Yes?”
“Um… If you keep touching me there I’ll keep blushing.”
“Oh! My foot was there? I didn’t realize.”
“Asshole… You did realize…”
“So why don’t you move it? Don’t tell me you’re into feet? What a pervert.”
“Shut up…”
“Look at you! You’re so into it.”
“Get it off my face!”
“If you tell me you don’t like it, I’ll stop.”
“Um…”
“I knew it. How kinky. Here…”
“Uh, the book will fall off.”
“Eh, just remember the page number. I thought readers were super smart… Woah. That’s the first thing that makes you laugh?”
“You say so many dumb things… but that one takes the cake.”
“Okay, no. Look at me. Come here. You are smart, all right? Much more than me. Without your help I wouldn’t pass anything.”
“Okay.”
“Seriously. Come here, come closer. Mm. Do you like that? I do too.”
“Thanks.”
“Shh. I can’t reach… Ah, there we go. It’s cozier in the dark.”
“Know something?”
“What?”
“You’re not so dumb either.”
“’Cause you teach me.”
“No, I only know about books. You know about… this.”
“Then we learn from each other.”
“You’re right.”
“So nice to be cozied up like this. So nice to hear the rain.”
“Oh, gawd, you really are a dumbass.”