Saturday, September 11, 2021

2. A face in the crowd



 To all the boys, Kiki loved while growing up, she was just the little sister they never had. Now grownup, although, many don't see it, she works at the church office during the week. Although she never goes to church, she works at the only bookstore left in town on the weekends. That's where she met Cam, one morning when he saw her eating a macaroon. He wanted a bite of it. 

They have been together ever since. He even moved in with her, in the apartment above the old abandoned theater. Naturally, they have made it their own theater from time to time. But then again, he has his ups and downs as a comedian. Life is not exactly a box of cherries. They do argue quite a bit. Of course, Cam believes this is what keeps the romance going. And sometimes, she thinks he could be bi-polar or maybe just a punk rocker.

Cam was raised on Chinese Operas. He keeps telling her she wouldn't want to know what that is. He also thinks she should be a comedian too.

(Shen Yue) & (Bai Shu)

6 comments:

  1. I think arguing is needed in relationships because it could be too boring

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  2. Uy me gusto el fragmento y la pareja te mando un beso

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  3. I see what you meant in your last comment, about your face claims focusing on the heroines and their lives instead of what kind of jobs they have. I like that approach; jobs are only one, often very superficial, part of who we are anyway. I've always thought it weird how obituaries focus on them as if they're as important as family. Anyway, Kiki and Cam sound interesting. I must admit that I found it odd that Cam thinks arguments are needed to keep a relationship going (but then, maybe that's just because I avoid conflict for conflict's sake). And it sounds like maybe Kiki isn't entirely on board with this philosophy either: "he could be bi-polar or maybe just a punk rocker." Either way, you always get to the root of who your characters are.

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