This choice: Tabitha - the sister who you don't really see much! • Go Back...Chapter #5Chapter One: Our relationship by: La Cocaine   As long as I've remembered, Tabitha was always holed up in her room, never going out. I suppose she was an introvert and it hurt me sometimes that she would never come out, being as closeted as she was. It was a shame because she had so much potential, she was witty and quirky but... sadly, she did not want to conform with these ideas. I suppose it was somewhat of a miracle my parents decided to go on holiday in October so it was just us two in the house: me and Tabitha. It was mid-afternoon when I had prepared a meal for her. I hadn't seen her for almost two weeks at that point and I decided that I needed to see her, to converse with her. I opened the door, just a pinch, and I saw her cynical green eyes look up at me, understanding what was about to happen.
It upset me she was so introverted, I suppose, for three main reasons. She was extremely intelligent - her brain could go off on problems and solve them quickly, like a computer; she was interesting - she was always learning about interesting topics and when me and here became intimate in conversation she often surprised with me with her funny jokes, likeable personality and interesting subject matter; and three, she was particularly beautiful, short with dark jet-black hair, beautiful observing green eyes with a pale demeanour that still somehow seemed to fit. I suppose the aesthetic enabled it. And this was without makeup that she looked like a model, a young one.
I contemplated whether I should open the door and ultimately decided to. I opened it fully and presented the plate. Tabitha put her book down and stood up. She looked her normal self, 5 ft 1, knowledgeable, with her glass parked on the end of her nose. I smiled.
"Tabitha, you're twenty. I shouldn't have to be cooking shit for you. Not to be rude, I'm just making a point."
"Well, you know - I don't really know the cooking world and I have to... study so it's, I suppose, a trade off."
"I also have to study."
"I do virology, Richard, you do... what is it again?"
"Mayan History?"
"Yeah, what's the deal with that? Come on, there are so many more interesting topics you can dive into, you've just chosen one that is decidedly irrelevant and overall uninteresting."
"Sorry, I didn't know you were a study snob."
"I'm just saying."
I smiled. I placed the plate down and she grabbed it from her desk. She begin to sink it, eating it up in less than a minute.
"Woah there, calm down. It's just food."
"I'm real hungry. Do you know if you could make some more?"
"I have a whole pot of pasta bolognaise, if that's helpful."
"Eh, okay, it'll do for the moment."
I gave a bemused smile and exited the room. I grabbed the pot, put the contents into a large bowl and re-entered her room. She had sit back down and was comfortable reading her book. When she saw me, she stood up. On second thought, she looked a little taller than when I had seen her two weeks ago. This would be admissible for someone going through puberty, but she was twenty. It was odd to me, but I did not give it much of a second thought. I passed her the bowl. I then thought about asking her a question, but two popped up into my mind instead. The first was: Do you want to go for a walk; and the second was: do you want to watch a movie?  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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