Chapter
8
Mutuality
“Areyou certain you want to hear about it Wes?”
Mindy,rising up, stares out the window.
“Shit…I asked didn’t I? They told me you’re my historian, so come onand fork it out.”
Shefaces me with her arms planted on her hips. “Wes, come on thelanguage…”—
“Ipromise that will probably be the last time I say any offensiveword.”
“Probably?”She hisses.
Ismirk. “Uh…”
“No,uh. If you start acting more mature I’ll explain what’s happenedsince my race landed on Earth.”
Irise and make my way towards her. I stand less than an inch away fromher and catch a whiff of her intoxicating fragrance. I can feel myblood pulse faster, my heart pound harder, and my urge to embraceher. I wrap my hands around her waist and inch towards her ear.
“Ipromise.” I whisper.
Ihear Mindy’s soft gasp. “Please Wes, no.” She pushes me back.
I’mnot going to wrestle with her.
Shegrabs my hand and I stare into her eyes. “By now you should knowthat between the months of May and June, my race appeared in the sky.We come from a different Galaxy called Mil Alco, just outside theMilky Way. I believe my ancestor’s, ancestor’s once dwelled hereon Earth. We lived in a world much like Earth, but something terriblehappened Wes... the two moons, Leo and Alexander, orbiting our Eden,loss the gravitational sequence after our sun caused unrest in thesolar system with a solar storm. The Moons collided and our world,”she hesitates as I notice her eyes overflow with tears, "Wasdestroyed."
Mindypulls me with her towards the sofa near the window. I sit down nextto her. She presses her head against my shoulder.
"I-I'msorry to hear that." I say with as much sympathy as possible...because I'm truly speechless.
"Thingslike this happen Wes." She replied.
“Whatdo you call yourselves?”
“Youmean like our species?” Mindy asks.
“Yeah.”
Sherubs her chin and strings her crooked smile. “Humans.”
“Explainto me what the Oracle’s mean by more refined.”
Shemuses, pulls away from me, and then grimaces.
“Wes,”she hesitates and then faces me. “I am not allowed to share that,but I’ll tell you what has happened since our arrival.”
Isigh. “Go ahead.”
“GoshWes, you don’t have to get an attitude over that”—
“What?I said, go ahead, as in, just tell me what the fu-heck, has happenedsince the arrival.”
“Youknow, might be best to have this discussion tomorrow when you’remore relaxed. Right now you’re tense and explosive, learn tocontrol yourself, your emotions… just don’t rush into things ok.”
Herpointless mumbo-jumbo bull shit makes my muscles contract, flares mynostrils… I like this girl, yet she finds a way to get under myskin.
“Hey,are you even listening to me?”
Iglare up at her. “Yup. Now, leave, so I can sleep and relax, so wecan postpone this conversation until tomorrow.”
Irise and make my way towards the door and open it.
“Afteryou, this is my room after all, best if you leave.” I say.
Mindystops at the doorway and stares at me.
Shetosses her self at me, embraces me, and presses her lips againstmine. I didn’t hold back, I shut the door, pick her up and kiss herwith as much force. She wraps her legs around my waist and I movetowards the bed and lay her down gently, my mouth not moving an inchfrom her lips.
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