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“…Fine,” Ishi growled, turning to leave. If she ignored him the whole way, he might leave sooner.
As they walked, the quiet snowflakes seemed to mute all sound…with one exception.
“So, you like movies?” Dirk inquired, strolling with his hands in the pockets of his comfortable winter coat. He didn’t make eye contact, but instead, kept a calm look at their surroundings. It seemed he was serious when he offered to escort her earlier.
“No,” was Ishi’s reply. She wasn’t intent on conversation.
“How about books?” Dirk prodded again. His tone wasn’t obsessive. It seemed more that he honestly wanted to start a conversation.
“No,” Ishi replied again. Her shoulder was colder than the feathers of ice that were starting to collect on it. She wasn’t going to break, but he wasn’t backing down.
“Computers?” Dirk suggested. He was starting to pull out whatever came into mind. For a lady, this girl was awfully anti-social.
“No.” Ishi growled again. When would he shut up?! She couldn’t believe how hard it was to ignore someone that was constantly talking to her.
It was here that Dirk was starting to enjoy his one-sided conversation. As long as he was getting an answer, why not keep it up?
“Do you like Me?”
“No.”
“You?”
“No.”
“That must hinder your self-esteem.”
“Not really.”
…
Ishi gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly. She had hoped that she could kill the conversation by simply saying ‘no’ to any and everything he said. The questions and answers had started going so fast, she forgot that she wasn’t supposed to be giving actual answers. Damn, this b*****d was tricky.
Dirk chuckled at his small victory and turned to look at Ishi. “I was going to ask if ‘no’ was the only thing you could say, but I was guess I don’t need to now. You must be able to read minds,” he said, smiling. He then took a step back from her and put both index fingers to his temples and closed his eyes.
“Okay!” He said, seeming to concentrate intently. “What am I thinking right now..?”
Ishi could only give a quiet ‘huff’ at the sight of him. He looked like a complete idiot and it was difficult not to laugh at a face like this.
“Maybe, ‘I look stupid’?” she suggested, screwing up her face in a battle not to smile.
Dirk returned from his stance and shrugged. “It was actually a coco kitty,” he said, looking somewhat downtrodden.
As they walked, the quiet snowflakes seemed to mute all sound…with one exception.
“So, you like movies?” Dirk inquired, strolling with his hands in the pockets of his comfortable winter coat. He didn’t make eye contact, but instead, kept a calm look at their surroundings. It seemed he was serious when he offered to escort her earlier.
“No,” was Ishi’s reply. She wasn’t intent on conversation.
“How about books?” Dirk prodded again. His tone wasn’t obsessive. It seemed more that he honestly wanted to start a conversation.
“No,” Ishi replied again. Her shoulder was colder than the feathers of ice that were starting to collect on it. She wasn’t going to break, but he wasn’t backing down.
“Computers?” Dirk suggested. He was starting to pull out whatever came into mind. For a lady, this girl was awfully anti-social.
“No.” Ishi growled again. When would he shut up?! She couldn’t believe how hard it was to ignore someone that was constantly talking to her.
It was here that Dirk was starting to enjoy his one-sided conversation. As long as he was getting an answer, why not keep it up?
“Do you like Me?”
“No.”
“You?”
“No.”
“That must hinder your self-esteem.”
“Not really.”
…
Ishi gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly. She had hoped that she could kill the conversation by simply saying ‘no’ to any and everything he said. The questions and answers had started going so fast, she forgot that she wasn’t supposed to be giving actual answers. Damn, this b*****d was tricky.
Dirk chuckled at his small victory and turned to look at Ishi. “I was going to ask if ‘no’ was the only thing you could say, but I was guess I don’t need to now. You must be able to read minds,” he said, smiling. He then took a step back from her and put both index fingers to his temples and closed his eyes.
“Okay!” He said, seeming to concentrate intently. “What am I thinking right now..?”
Ishi could only give a quiet ‘huff’ at the sight of him. He looked like a complete idiot and it was difficult not to laugh at a face like this.
“Maybe, ‘I look stupid’?” she suggested, screwing up her face in a battle not to smile.
Dirk returned from his stance and shrugged. “It was actually a coco kitty,” he said, looking somewhat downtrodden.
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