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⠀ she stares at him for a couple more seconds. it doesn’t seem like he is joking. but she shrugs it off. “ i can do better. “ ⠀
⠀A few more words of feigned exhaustion and misdirection, then he shrugs. ⠀“See? That’s all you gotta say to get off the hook for some dumb shit you definitely did, but don’t wanna take the fall for. They feel bad punishing someone who already wants to kill themselves.”
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⠀ her brown curls flow with the wind as she stares at rico. theres fondness in her eyes as he confessed, … hm. ⠀
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⠀ “ I might just up and turn into a pumpkin at midnight, so ya best keep an eye out.“ she rolled her eyes and yawned before patting her mouth. “ Yonder way, mah prince. “ ⠀
⠀“What is this, a fairytale? You’re too young for me. I’m pushin’ thirty almost.” ⠀Her first question was ignored intentionally. She seemed smart—she could figure out the answer on her own. It was obvious anyway. ⠀“I’d like you more if you sat down and ate, so come on.”
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⠀ clem tilted her head and stared. her curls blew with the wind as she stared. “ ya weren’t raised on apologies.. just hoot and hollerin’… do ya like me or somethin’? ya got a crush on me? “ she smiled, her gapped front teeth on display as she took his arm, squeezing. ⠀
⠀‘The fuck am I supposed to do?’ He thinks to himself. ‘I thought “sorry” was enough to cover it?’ ⠀He opens his mouth several times to say something… only for nothing to come out. What does she want from him? For him to fall to his knees and beg for forgiveness? For him ➝
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⠀ “ alrighty, “ she took it, taking pictures from her angle now. ⠀
“ let me see.. ” heinrich took the camera , putting it in a distance so he could see them better. he hummed as he saw himself in the pictures. “ next time you ask permission before you snap pictures of places you don't know , it might cost you an arm. ” he returned the camera.
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⠀ “ eyup. “ she passed him the camera, they were actually really good pictures. but the last two he could see himself pop up in the pictures ⠀
“ pictures of my yard ? ” heinrich sat up , his legs now crossed “ let me see what you've got ” he replied , taking out his glasses from his coat pocket.
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⠀ “ To tell ya the truth, you got yourself a right pretty yard, and I was just snappin' some pictures of it. Then I saw you done wandered into the frame, and I thought, 'Hey, I reckon I oughta show him these here pictures of his yard,' and yeah..“ she got ready her camera. ⠀
heinrich watched the other , confused. “ how did you get into my yard ? ”
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⠀ “ naw. “ she didn’t, she began to gaze ahead and fiddle with the lace on her dress. ⠀
“ you got somewhere else to be child ? ” he asked the other right next to him , he doesn't even know who they are.
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⠀ picking at her lips, again. she needs help stopping. ⠀
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⠀ rico had it fairly easy. good looks.. must have easy girls around him. he had connections. must be easy. if it was so easy why did he want a rough.. hard girl like clem? surely not to flaunt..? she isn’t the prettiest fish in the sea in her eyes. ⠀
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⠀ “Naw, hush now. Tell me why you all sorry and reckon I oughta sit myself down at that there table with you. Tell me WHY I should fergit you snappin' at me 'cause I done ordered a drink? I went out in the cold? I chucked a snowball at ya? Why? “ she had a feeling + ⠀
⠀It’s not often that any attitude gets thrown back at him. That’s not to say that his upbringing was a walk in the park, but situations like this don’t happen to him. ⠀His shoulders deflated and his head tilted to the side as she went on. ‘Communication is key,’ he heard in ➝
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⠀ of other folks you could mess with... plenty you could just dump all over. I just wanna git on outta here. I'm out here tryin' to get away from it all, not to be talked down to like some kinda fool… i just wanna have fun. “ she sniffed.. her hair flowing in her face. ⠀
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⠀ to like that in front of all them folks...!! reckon that's just how you do. Well, it ain't gonna fly 'round here… “ she snatched her arm away and repeated poked his chest. “ Well, I'll be... I ain't even met you! Why you so dadgum fixated on me? There's a whole mess + ⠀
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⠀ he really doesn’t stop. does he? her hand balled into a fist as she shivered. they weren’t in the restaurant anymore, so she didn’t hold back. “ I ain't knowed you but a day, and I'm plum wore slap out with ya. You hear me, Rico? I don't know who you think you talkin' + ⠀
⠀Throwing his head back as Clem stormed off, he inhaled a sharp, deep breath. People were staring now, but only for a second before they turned their heads. The lot of them knew better than to hone in on these folks. ⠀Rico contemplated letting her wander out into the ➝
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⠀ leaned down, grabbing the collar of his shirt and gave him a kiss on the cheek before walking out. ⠀
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⠀ she went quiet, watching rico with blank eyes. clementine dug in her purse and pulled out a 50 dollar bill and slammed it on the table. “ I ain't gonna sit here and get hollered at and talked down to. I ain't worth the trouble. Thank ya kindly. “ she + ⠀
⠀Rico slammed his elbow down on the table and pinched the bridge of his nose. “/No/, I don’t know what it is. Don’t ask questions you already know the answer to. Something called ‘tact’. Now listen, Pomegranate, you can have /one/ drink. That’s it. No more.” ⠀With a heavy ➝
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⠀ pointed at the menu, baked salmon with pesto and blistered tomatoes. “ please? “ ⠀
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⠀ “ I do eat a heap.. Have you ever tasted real gumbo, made at home and not from some fancy eating place? I doubt you have. Could you fetch me some gin, please? With sugah... sugah? “ she pouted her lip at him, fluttering her long lashes at him. clem then + ⠀
⠀Clementine wouldn’t be looked down on here, despite her… different attire. She arrived with him. That was her immunity. ⠀When asked who she was, Rico muttered, ‘My sister’s friend.’ The conversation ended as he sat back down. ⠀“Alcoholic,” he said under his breath. “Get ➝
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