His own words boomeranged back to him, forged and used against him in the kindest of daggers. It did not mean that it wasnât capable of producing the same amount of damage as any other weapon of a more malicious intent. To have them be wielded by Clementine Fehr was danger itself. âIt most certainly should not be taken as my acceptance to the invitation either,â he corrected, attempt of a dodge to avoid bloodsport, winding up with a nick instead. He hadnât asked for anything from her, but she gave anyways. She opened her arms to him to share drinks, opened her past to share stories to pair with them. âMs. Fehr, I donât mean to amend your retelling of your own memoryââhe was convinced, if offering him Italian mouthwash and tales of continuous drinking were any indication by themselves, that her recollection had been tampered withââbut you must mean your days at university; you were much too young to even purchase the alcohol required had you been any younger.â And yet, in his heart of hearts, he knew that she would, without fail, have found a way.
âWhere on earth have you imagined them originating?â He was without breath, all of it huffed out in an exasperated sigh, arguing a topic he had no claim over its knowledge, except the very fundamentals that all were meant to possess. Common knowledge was not very common indeed. âThey do not amass from nothingness.â Another sigh, and it was taken and twisted and released like a projectile, piercing him in the chest, enough to make him nearly choke on that spoken nothingness. âIt is far removed from a great idea!â he protested. âWhat I mean to address, Ms. Fehr,â he continued, lowering his voice from its sudden inclination, âis that you are gravely mistaken. My apartment is furnished with only one bedroom. It would be completely unsuitable for you.â
The idea was unsuitable, unfathomable, and undeniably terrifying, similar to how driving a hole through the wall was a means for communication. âOf course I did not greet him! Encouraging that type of feckless behavior is strictly irresponsible! He has been nothing short of a menace, wreaking havoc in his rampages against society!â
âwhat? no. totally no.â although she gave his question a thoughtful pause, as though maybe he was the one who had the facts right despite not ever being there. it would have been funny if he had been, lurking in the corner of her llife the whole time without her ever realizing it. âhigh school for sure. because you had to drink it under the football bleachers.â no, virginia was to the best of her recollection, a fabian free state. and so was the memory. it would ahve been fun though, an addition to the group of ragtag artists and skaters that made up the core of the fehr friend group. he probably would have liked the wine. strawberry! who didnât. âit was totally chill, the corner store guy didnât really believe in checking id.â practically family by the time they graduated.Â
âwoahâ nothingness. thatâs deep.â easily guided from one topic to the next, readily commenting on anything that fabian might have found peculiar about her thoughts. amassed from nothingness. if she had a pen she would have written it down, but it was doomed to slip into the next of her memories, and then washed out completely with the dawning of the next day. the rejection of her wish to stay with him was glossed over with the same shrug of in difference, she couldnât see why people needed more than one bedroom, but it was what he said. âyou think i need more than one bedroom? me and theo shared forever.â and now shared again, the way some twins always tended to be. uncertain of where one ended and the other began, a likeness in so many traits that she didnât see much a need for her own space even once it was offered to her.Â
âlisten, where would we be if we didnât all rampage against society every so often.â society tried to tell her a lot of things. not to climb in peopleâs apartments through the fire escape. that tony hawk was maybe starting to become less cool. it was all totally random and she didnât need to listen to it at all. âiâll say hi to you through it. want to bet the place is unlocked? we could be next door neighbors for a few day. thatâd be fun.â it wasnât that her idea to stay with fabian had dissipated, simply that sometimes, in the way that they were able to divine, new ideas opened up. alternate routes that sounded just as fun and got her to the same destination. out of the apartment so theoâs boyfriend could kill the flies. hanging out with fabian still. âdo you know morse code? we wouldnât even need the hole then.â