pulitzerlost

* COMADOSER.

‘ Ave  got  a  bit  ov ’  a  distinctive  look  to  me ,  don ’ t  I  ?

  ——– HE  QUESTIONS  her  rhetorically ,  coy  smile  illuilluminating  a  somewhat sickly face ,  drawn  features ,  the  faint  suggestion  of  wrinkles  pulling  at  the  corners  of  blue  eyes .

  Thin  column  of  smoke  extends  pensively  from  the  lit  cigarette ,  and  his  left  hand  drums  idly  on  the  table ,  as   though  it  were  trying  to  communicate  with  his  foot .  He  thinks  nothing  of  the former  question  –  Once  or  twice  was  right , and  to  him ,  vehicular  near - homicide  and  law - breaking  are   simply  commonplace parts  of  his  relationship  with  the  man  in  question .

Wif ’  the  blue  hair ,  would  be  a  fool  to  be  worried  about  it . No ,  I  don ’ t  mind  being  seen ,  but  on  some  days  I  do .  Depends .

‘   truly,   you’re   the   king   of   evading   answers,   and   washed-out   replies.   ’   her   malaise   finally   seeps   from   her   body   language,   her   tone,   into   her   words.   that   very   specific   cruelty   she   reserves   for   boredom,   boredom   and   uneventful   interviews.   she   feels   no   remorse.   she   never   does.  

‘   why   the   hair,   then?   ’   her   acidic   tongue   is   short-lived,   replaced   once   again   with   the   dull   drone,   leading   one   to   wonder   whether   or   not   it   had   ever   changed.   ‘   why   the blue?   ’