portrait of a girl

Sounds like fun - did you see a doctor about that? Dude, I’d make an amazing zombie. I think I got that slow waddle and the zombie groaning to a tee. Wait what kind of zombie are we talking? Like Night of the Living Dead zombies or Warm Bodies zombies. The zombies in Warm Bodies seemed smarter and cooler to be honest.

Yup, told me to rest for a week and take some medications; now I'm alive and kicking again. Warm Bodies definitely! Not the ones who just look like skeleton though 'cause those are awful. Way to say that we're gonna cool zombies if such things even exist.

The little math genius is behind on her school work. I’m sure it will be very stressful getting caught back up, therefore if you need a drink or two, I will be at your service. 

Can you stop calling me that? Of course, you just needed to remind me that. Getting left behind with my lessons is one of the things I despise the most. I'm gonna pass on that offer, I have no time for drinking right now.

Dude that sucks huge old hairy balls. What’d you catch? Is this how the apocalypse starts? Are you the first zombie? I’m good bro - bueno, lots of bueno.

Pneumonia, it wasn't such a good idea to dance under the rain. Being a zombie is probably better, then I can turn you to one as well and we're gonna start spreading the disease throughout the nation.

How’d you never visit the beach before? That’s like, part of the reason people come here, isn’t it?

I'm not really an outdoor type of girl so I tend to stay inside the hotel premises.. Why do I feel like this is not a valid reason?

You just discovered the beach?

I know there was a beach but I just went now so more or less, yup.

That’s what I said. Doesn’t mean they’re easy to be around, but still.

It must be hard trying to keep up with them and their antics.

Good, you better. It’s only natural to get to that point - it could happen that one day you’re not taking a criminal seriously and he kills you for that.

It isn't natural to be killed just because you took someone's words as a joke. I'm really hoping that I wouldn't be killed for such a small mistake. It wouldn't be a good way to die.

Really? Well if you like I could teach you how to bake, no worries we would start with the easy recipes. My grandma taught me how to cook and bake. Thanks to her I enjoy cooking this much. I shall do that, there’s no way I could make my teddy feel left out. Uhm well I wouldn’t mind settling down but for that I’d need to have a boyfriend first. What about yourself?

If it's no trouble, then I would love to. My Mum does all the cooking in our house and she never let me helped because of not wanting the kitchen to turn out as a disaster of some sorts. That you should, Teddy would always be there for you through thick and thin. You don't have one? That's quite difficult to believe. I'm too young to think about those things and besides, I never had a boyfriend before.

You seem to be an exception to quite a bit. Bubble wrap? We were more so talking about that fact that you must not get out much. I’d be willing to get you that blueberry cheesecake though. 

I must be the exception to all the rules out there. Yeah, they are fun. I do get out... when I need to go to uni or church or something. See? I didn't even need to flirt to get what I want. Huh, it must be because of my awesome personality.

Well I’m no mutated spider but I could always show you what it feels like to be… on top of the world. Yes, I do expect that, flirting is the way of life. Riley, I’m beginning to think you grew up in some kind of bubble, allow me to pop it for you.  

The feeling of how to be on top of the world? That's quite tempting! It has never been mine, maybe I'm an exception to that rule. When did we begin to start talking about popping bubbles here? But hey, I like popping those bubble wraps.

Yes I love baking, I always try out new recipes. I already tried out a bunch for Christmas.

Well, I've never mastered the art of baking so people who could actually bake quite amazes me. Hmm, we definitely can't have Teddy hating you so you should do that. Give him the time of the day when you're spouse is away. Do you plan on settling down anytime soon?

It’s forgotten. No apologies necessary.

Okay, if you say so.

Seriously? Girl, you need to sort yours hit out. You won’t get far in this world if you can’t tell when people are serious and when they are joking. Might as well get you killed sooner or later.

I'm working on it as we speak. Killed? How did we get to that point of killing here?

They do. Pretty much everything exists. I don’t think they get tired of it? Like, then they wouldn’t be energetic the whole time, right?

You have a very valid point there. If they get tired of it, it would be contradicting the fact that they're just full of energy every second of every day.

If you weren’t staring, then why are you apologising?

Because I was supposedly distracting you or something along those lines?