Tristesse/Joie all day everyday.
Since when does the night ever start at 7 pm? Went to theatre prom. Will and I took a prom picture. The entire event was generally lame. Except for the Whitney Houston they played. And Quinn and Katie's motorboating skills. Quinn confesses that he too reads our wall to walls and it's a "sweet sweet thing." Um, okay Quinn.
I left at 9:30 and he came over 20 mintues later. Went to the gas station where they wouldn't honor my id because it's vintage and has a the red bar even though it's valid and says I'm 21. So he was going to buy it (f'ing Smirnoff Ice) and they wouldn't let him because I was there... even though I'm 21. So we tried a different gas station with better luck. We ran into some theatre girls who just glare at me. Paige (surprise, surprise) and Elisa. So it becomes a long night of glaring and goodbyes. But FIRST! We go our separate ways: he to the DDTM theatre party and me to Blake and John's to watch 90s/early 2000s vids on Youtube with a television hook up.
So good, too good.
Then when I feel sufficiently drunk I take my tired knees and weak ankles over to the DDTM party. Chill with him and Kyle. He says his goodbyes, endures lots of "Oh you should stayyayayayy" from people whose names he can't remember, that we'll laugh about later.
Then something happens where we end up in front of AKT and we run into Paige and he's talking to her (I throw up in my mouth) and I run into Zak with some girl i've never seen before and this is where the night gets foggy. Well, no I just want to lie down in the middle of the street. So tired. Ankles. so weak. still. So finally we leave after I'm like "oh my God what could you be talking about, seriously" and there's a party still going on some street, I can't remember if it's across the street or wherever but I want to go inside saying "What are you gonna do when I'm in Manchester! You can't keep up with me!" "I can't keep up with you? Right Patch" So I open the door and there's these lights, these blacklights and I go "I've been here!" and he goes "I know those people" so that's how I meet Mia, who months before congratulated him on getting "legless" which was in reference to me. Anyway we follow her to the bushes where she gives us Bacardi Silver Peach flavor. Then I run into Heather, Zak's ex-girlfriend and I am so confused. And her friend won't stop talking about how hot Will is and his accent make him hotter and
I GET IT. HE'S ENGLISH AND THEY HAVE HOT ACCENTS AND HE'S HOT AND RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS RULE THE WORLD AND OMG YOU KNOW HIM?
Uh yeah. Not as bad as the random people who say OMG YOU KNOW HE'S LEAVING RIGHT? uh yeah. Thanks for reminding me as if I didn't know. And I'm going to see him after he leaves here anyway so....
Well anyway the party gets broken up by the 5-0 and I drunkenly explain to him that it's a special thing and some other twisted logic I have to defend noise ordinances and underage drinking. We find his french friend Coco (Coco is a boy) and walk in a circle because why am I following these kids who don't know where they're going? And some girl is standing in the front room who tells him she's a virgin and that she's sorta talking to this guy but not. I can't intervene because I'm falling asleep on Coco actually we're all laying on each other but I know that I'm laying on Coco. because I'm about to fall asleep. Then I have to use the bathroom because the last time I peed was like 20 minutes ago and when you're drunk that's an entire lifetime. I call the girl a Saferide but she doesn't take it and tries to get Manchester Boy and French boy to walk her home but it's a no go and so she walks allllllllllll the way to Second and John by her lonely virgin self. What? I tried to be nice to her.
And we go to ISR. Coco makes me kiss him on the cheek. Twice. Because that's what the French do. "What do you guys do?" he asked. "We shake hands or wave." "Even between close friends and family?" "Yeah. Well I mean sometimes we hug."
We have this conversation in the dark. Not whispering. In front of his sleeping roommate. Coco tosses Will a chocolate muffin which he LOVES and then always tries to force me to eat. And I sample it and immediately spit it back out. Even though he lives at ISR we go back to my apartment and I explain that Paige just wants to fuck him that's why she's texting him all the time instead of "just being civil" and saying she wants to see him before he leaves and I start to say "don't do it she's..." and I stop because I feel it's not my place but he begs me to continue because "I like it when you have opinions" and this warms my heart because I've been used to hearing that I'm wrong about this person or my politics are too radical (and they aren't). It's almost as good and as confusing as when he pushes my hair out of my face. I explain the Castle and Paige thing and New Year's and say that neither of them are worth it.
After 20 minutes, perplexed as to why we can't find a pizza place open at 4 am, he calls Dominoes and orders the Pepperoni pizza that is rightfully ours.
We continue with our routine: I pick off the pepperoni and give it to him and we listen to Idlewild on Youtube and talk.
"Did you remember everyone's name when you said goodbye to them?"
"Hah, no. Tonight was so surreal. And I've had some surreal nights here. God, I can't believe it's over now."
Then there was something about hooking up with different girls but he's glad he doesn't have to do that anymore because "it's just not my bag. I'm kind of a glad to going back to a stable relationship."
And it's maybe in this moment, falling asleep on my couch, that he is effortlessly perfect. More perfect than accents, and hip clothes and funny foreign slang ("He's a fucking right rudeboy"). To simply know that someone like him exists in the world is more than enough. His Anjuli is a lucky girl.
"Remember when we hooked up?" he says. "That was...February?"
"Haha yeah. I was so distracted, sorry about that. I had my heartbroken and I was just a mess and then I had Rocky Horror the next day and I got the flu."
"Yeah I remember you were bedridden. Patch, I want you to come back with me. I want to take you back with me."
"Maybe you can fit me in a duffle bag."
"Do you think we'll be friends for a long time?"
I nod and say "Yeah. I keep friends for a really long time. Don't worry."
Within minutes he is fast asleep. I fall asleep for a minute or two and then wake up, turn off the lights and get into bed. I won't wake him, but the furnace probably will.
Whatever time it is, the sun will rise in an hour or so. He says he's going on home now, kisses me on the forehead and he'll call tomorrow.
Sleepily, I warn, "Mmk. It's cold outside. Dress warm." I can see him toss on his leather jacket and shut the door gently.
I am hungover the next day at work and Beth loves it.
"Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me" Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra.
I left at 9:30 and he came over 20 mintues later. Went to the gas station where they wouldn't honor my id because it's vintage and has a the red bar even though it's valid and says I'm 21. So he was going to buy it (f'ing Smirnoff Ice) and they wouldn't let him because I was there... even though I'm 21. So we tried a different gas station with better luck. We ran into some theatre girls who just glare at me. Paige (surprise, surprise) and Elisa. So it becomes a long night of glaring and goodbyes. But FIRST! We go our separate ways: he to the DDTM theatre party and me to Blake and John's to watch 90s/early 2000s vids on Youtube with a television hook up.
So good, too good.
Then when I feel sufficiently drunk I take my tired knees and weak ankles over to the DDTM party. Chill with him and Kyle. He says his goodbyes, endures lots of "Oh you should stayyayayayy" from people whose names he can't remember, that we'll laugh about later.
Then something happens where we end up in front of AKT and we run into Paige and he's talking to her (I throw up in my mouth) and I run into Zak with some girl i've never seen before and this is where the night gets foggy. Well, no I just want to lie down in the middle of the street. So tired. Ankles. so weak. still. So finally we leave after I'm like "oh my God what could you be talking about, seriously" and there's a party still going on some street, I can't remember if it's across the street or wherever but I want to go inside saying "What are you gonna do when I'm in Manchester! You can't keep up with me!" "I can't keep up with you? Right Patch" So I open the door and there's these lights, these blacklights and I go "I've been here!" and he goes "I know those people" so that's how I meet Mia, who months before congratulated him on getting "legless" which was in reference to me. Anyway we follow her to the bushes where she gives us Bacardi Silver Peach flavor. Then I run into Heather, Zak's ex-girlfriend and I am so confused. And her friend won't stop talking about how hot Will is and his accent make him hotter and
I GET IT. HE'S ENGLISH AND THEY HAVE HOT ACCENTS AND HE'S HOT AND RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS RULE THE WORLD AND OMG YOU KNOW HIM?
Uh yeah. Not as bad as the random people who say OMG YOU KNOW HE'S LEAVING RIGHT? uh yeah. Thanks for reminding me as if I didn't know. And I'm going to see him after he leaves here anyway so....
Well anyway the party gets broken up by the 5-0 and I drunkenly explain to him that it's a special thing and some other twisted logic I have to defend noise ordinances and underage drinking. We find his french friend Coco (Coco is a boy) and walk in a circle because why am I following these kids who don't know where they're going? And some girl is standing in the front room who tells him she's a virgin and that she's sorta talking to this guy but not. I can't intervene because I'm falling asleep on Coco actually we're all laying on each other but I know that I'm laying on Coco. because I'm about to fall asleep. Then I have to use the bathroom because the last time I peed was like 20 minutes ago and when you're drunk that's an entire lifetime. I call the girl a Saferide but she doesn't take it and tries to get Manchester Boy and French boy to walk her home but it's a no go and so she walks allllllllllll the way to Second and John by her lonely virgin self. What? I tried to be nice to her.
And we go to ISR. Coco makes me kiss him on the cheek. Twice. Because that's what the French do. "What do you guys do?" he asked. "We shake hands or wave." "Even between close friends and family?" "Yeah. Well I mean sometimes we hug."
We have this conversation in the dark. Not whispering. In front of his sleeping roommate. Coco tosses Will a chocolate muffin which he LOVES and then always tries to force me to eat. And I sample it and immediately spit it back out. Even though he lives at ISR we go back to my apartment and I explain that Paige just wants to fuck him that's why she's texting him all the time instead of "just being civil" and saying she wants to see him before he leaves and I start to say "don't do it she's..." and I stop because I feel it's not my place but he begs me to continue because "I like it when you have opinions" and this warms my heart because I've been used to hearing that I'm wrong about this person or my politics are too radical (and they aren't). It's almost as good and as confusing as when he pushes my hair out of my face. I explain the Castle and Paige thing and New Year's and say that neither of them are worth it.
After 20 minutes, perplexed as to why we can't find a pizza place open at 4 am, he calls Dominoes and orders the Pepperoni pizza that is rightfully ours.
We continue with our routine: I pick off the pepperoni and give it to him and we listen to Idlewild on Youtube and talk.
"Did you remember everyone's name when you said goodbye to them?"
"Hah, no. Tonight was so surreal. And I've had some surreal nights here. God, I can't believe it's over now."
Then there was something about hooking up with different girls but he's glad he doesn't have to do that anymore because "it's just not my bag. I'm kind of a glad to going back to a stable relationship."
And it's maybe in this moment, falling asleep on my couch, that he is effortlessly perfect. More perfect than accents, and hip clothes and funny foreign slang ("He's a fucking right rudeboy"). To simply know that someone like him exists in the world is more than enough. His Anjuli is a lucky girl.
"Remember when we hooked up?" he says. "That was...February?"
"Haha yeah. I was so distracted, sorry about that. I had my heartbroken and I was just a mess and then I had Rocky Horror the next day and I got the flu."
"Yeah I remember you were bedridden. Patch, I want you to come back with me. I want to take you back with me."
"Maybe you can fit me in a duffle bag."
"Do you think we'll be friends for a long time?"
I nod and say "Yeah. I keep friends for a really long time. Don't worry."
Within minutes he is fast asleep. I fall asleep for a minute or two and then wake up, turn off the lights and get into bed. I won't wake him, but the furnace probably will.
Whatever time it is, the sun will rise in an hour or so. He says he's going on home now, kisses me on the forehead and he'll call tomorrow.
Sleepily, I warn, "Mmk. It's cold outside. Dress warm." I can see him toss on his leather jacket and shut the door gently.
I am hungover the next day at work and Beth loves it.
"Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me" Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra.