Published: March 31, 2011
Words: 2911 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Boy meets girl after dark, at the conclusion of the circus... for a rendezvous both bitter and sweet. (This selection is also available in: The Empty House, assorted stories)

Extended description

excerpt:

“I got you a rum and coke,” he said, “without the rum.”

She smiled again as her fingers enclosed the glass and he noticed for the first time her nails, long and perfectly rounded, the color of dark twilight sparkling with starlets.... (Read more) excerpt:

“I got you a rum and coke,” he said, “without the rum.”

She smiled again as her fingers enclosed the glass and he noticed for the first time her nails, long and perfectly rounded, the color of dark twilight sparkling with starlets.

“Oh that’s okay,” she said, still smiling. “I don’t care as long as it’s cold and carbonated, and non-alcoholic.”

She lifted the glass and he lifted the bottle and for a moment they watched each other drinking. He noticed the curl of hair dropping down like a long and delicate spring brushing each cheek. And then he noticed her darkly kohled eyes.

“Would you like to play some pool?” He asked the question just to say something, and disengaged his eyes from her gaze to look over her left shoulder where the table stood. The triangle rack lay roughly centered upon a lit green velvet field next to the unmarked white ball.

“I don’t know,” she said. “How good are you?”

“I’m okay.”

“Better than me, then; I’m not good at all.”
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Tags

young love, desire, stars, circus, transitory existence

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Review by: Marcia Carrington on Jan. 28, 2012 :
Another rhythmic, enchanting short story romance from this author, with much atmospheric detail for the reader to soak up - well done.
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Review by: Arezou Dasta on Aug. 29, 2011 :
Again a short, romantic story which makes you sigh from the inside...I liked it so much.
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Review by: K Kishmot on July 24, 2011 :
Quality prose. Young romance, night atmospheres beautifully and realistically evoked.
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