February 16, 1175
The girl locked the door and hurried to the bed, setting herself down on the side nearest the room's lone candle. She must have thought that her client wanted the better view of her naked body--and to be fair, most of her clients probably did.God, this was awkward. There was a table against the wall opposite the bed and it was probably just as sexually appealing. At least Isidro had provided enough money for a private room; it wasn't the end of the world if Riona made a fool of herself in front of some random prostitute, but in front of Isidro and Bernardo?
If only Casimiro had come along. Why did he have to be such a gentleman? Surely he could have spared her this embarrassment..."Well? Are you coming or not?"
Coming... Ironic. She would have snickered had she been in a laughing mood, but she only closed her eyes and grimaced. It was all she could bring herself to do. "Uh..."
She had to find a way to get out of this. She was old enough and curious enough to know that some boys fucked boys and some girls fucked girls, but she felt neither the need nor the desire to try it for herself. And even if she had... how did that even work? At least boys had what her brothers laughingly referred to as 'the back entry'. But shit, how the hell did those girls do it? Did they just sort of open their legs and... scissor?
"I don't have all night, you know."
Ah, maybe she'd have to be blunt about it, if only for the other girl's sake. She'd just explain the situation, give her a quick 'thank-you-but-no-thank-you', then maybe wait a couple minutes before leaving, if only to avoid suspicion. Yes... that seemed like the best way out. What reason would this girl have to let her secret out of the bag anyway?
Trying to fit the words together in her head, Riona turned around and looked at her companion--only to catch sight of something around the girl's finger glinting in the candlelight.
"You're married?"Otherwise stiffened, the girl glanced down at her hand, her eyes quiet and subdued as if the light had been snuffed right out of them. "Widowed."
The word was spoken in an unpracticed whisper, like she hadn't said it often and felt uncomfortable doing so. Poor girl. She couldn't have been much older than Riona herself. Maybe she'd married a childhood sweetheart, lived poorly but happily for a short time and had then been left with nothing. Maybe that was why she was here in the first place. Maybe no one had given her a chance to grieve.
Still not quite sure of herself and maybe a little hesitant, Riona dragged the toe of her boot back and forth across the floorboards. "Do you want to talk about it?"NEXT CHAPTER:
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Okay, this announcement could probably wait for tomorrow's Realmspeaker, but since the bulk of my readership seems to be here...
In addition to the usual novel-writing Thursday, there will most likely not be an update on Friday either. Some friends and I are having a nostalgia-packed N64-a-thon that will probably last most of the day Friday (Canada Day--stat holiday) and part of Saturday. Not sure what time it will start, but I don't know if I'll be able to get the Friday update out beforehand. I won't rule out the possibility because stranger things have happened, but at this point I kind of doubt it.
Have fun, Van!
Heh, I think that after wanting to talk to a prostitute about her feelings, "Searle" will be labeled a definite homosexual, at least in the mind of the prostitute. I am so looking forward to the conversation that happens in the next chapter. XD
N64 packed day? Awesome! :D Have fun!
Also, scissoring, lol!
Aw Riona. She's stubborn, but she just might learn something which would be ironic. Of course she's not going to learn what Isidro's trying to teach.
Pen: Thanks :)
Oh, I'm sure Ninon will think something's up with "Searle", at least if Riona doesn't outright tell her.
The conversation should be... err, interesting... ;)
Lunar: Thanks! I'm looking forward to it :)
Heheh... pretty sure I stole that line from an episode of South Park :P
Riona and Isidro are both stubborn individuals. They each have a few things to learn and a few things to teach the other, but they've got to look for a few things outside that connection too.
N64-a-thon? That sounds AWESOME. You have fun, now!
And ... yeah, this "Searle" is going to be labeled as straight as a corkscrew, too! Asking about feelings and everything. Oh, the irony!
Isidro is probably going to be shouting, "WHY?!" to the heavens after this.
Thanks Morgaine :)
At this point, I think "Searle"'s best option will be to fess up to Ninon. If nothing else, she has noting to gain from ratting "him" out.
Isidro has just unwittingly funded the first opportunity for girl talk Riona has had in over a month. He's going to regret this XD
That was completely unexpected. After showing sympathy, the girl (Ninon?) probably won't tell on Riona. I can think of a couple of reasons why she would (self preservation for one: if Riona is found out and Domingo thinks Ninon is complicit, she's probably dead).
Hoping it all works out for the best though. Isidro doesn't seem to wish her any harm.
Fortunately, I can't imagine Ninon's path will ever pass with Domingo, so that's probably not an issue.
Isidro? No, he doesn't wish her any harm. In his own way, he's almost going out of his way to get her back to safety (although I doubt he sees it like that, at least consciously).
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