Cassandra snuggled closer to Terry. He gave a small squeak of giddiness, wrapping his arms tighter around her. She rested her head against his shoulder as he slowly kissed her neck.
“heh... are we even going to get the alcohol tonight?” He muttered a ‘yes’ into her shoulder as he started to get up to retrieve the alcohol. She gave his back a small smile. He passed her a bottle of her more favored flavor of bitch beer as she stared blankly at the TV and he plopped down next to her. She gave a small smile as she tipped the bottle up and drank deeply. Tarry stared at her with the opening of his own bottle poised on his lip. She looked back at him after she drained the bottle.
“What?”
“Nothing,” he said quickly. She stared at him for moment as he slowly drank his beer. “Ok... So I’ve never seen you down one like that before.”
“Oh,” she said quietly as she hugged her knees tightly. He offered an uncertain look.
“I didn’t mean it in a bad way.”
“I-I know,” she stammered quietly. He pulled her closer to him into a half hug.
“You want another?”
“Sure.” He got up to retrieve another when Cassandra started feeling light headed and dizzy. ‘That can’t be the alcohol already...’ Something cold and smooth pressed against the side of her face. Looking up weakly she saw something fuzzy that she tired to focus on. She took the cold bottle carefully.
“You ok?” The voice came to her ears in a warbled sound. Cassandra managed a small nod. “Don’t tell me you’re already gone.” She shook her head almost vigorously. “Oookay.”
Her second beer was already open and mostly gone when she looked down at the bottle. ‘What the hell is going on,’ she thought crossly. Before she had finished her second bottle blackness swallowed Cassandra whole.
Terry was shaking her shoulder lightly.
“Hey. You ok? Cassandra?” His worry increased the longer he tried to stir her from her slumber. Terry’s panic levels were rising quickly when Cassandra’s eyes finally opened. She looked up at him with sleepy eyes.
“Hey,” he told her softly. “You passed out on me.”
“No I didn’t.” The reply was almost curt. Terry just looked at her as she finished the rest of the bottle.
“ookay..” He shifted uncomfortably. “Than what did you do?”
“She passed out on you. I just came forward.” She stated this very matter-of-factly. Terry eyed Cassandra closely.
“Who are you.” A small smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
“At least you know when to ask the correct questions....Henry.” She turned and looked into Terry’s blue eyes with vibrant violet eyes. “My names Adele. And I’m fairly certain you don’t remember me yet.” Terry blinked at her, taking a slow drink from his beer. He was studying her. Almost painfully close.
“There’s no way you’re that drunk yet, and I sure as shit ain’t that drunk,” his voice trailed off as if his next sentence had temporarily escaped him.
“But I am who I say I am and you can choose to believe me or not,” Adele stated curtly.
“So, why now,” Terry asked deciding to play along.
“How do you mean?”
“Why did you choose now, this moment, to show up?” Adele smiled at Terry.
“Two reasons. One - To make sure you didn’t have a panic attack because she passed out on you due to Yuri’s low tolerance for alcohol, and two - To meet the new Henry.”
“Who’s Henry?” Terry’s mind started reeling. ‘She seriously wasn’t kidding. But this is more like multiple personalities.’ He watch ‘Adele’ closely as she answered he questions slowly but without much hesitation.
“Henry was Yuri’s love. The one she chose to be with until she died, but war swept across her country taking her love away from her permanently. She, herself died very shortly after, from a broken heart. She didn’t meet the other that was to keep her company through life..I wonder why,” she mused thoughtfully. Terry eyed her.
“ ‘The other that was to keep her company through life’? What is that suppose to mean? If she had already chosen the one she wanted to life the rest of her life with, why was there another and how the hell would you know?” What this ‘Adele’ was saying didn’t seem plausible or possible. Besides, how would she know of such things about this ‘Yuri’ person or be able to say there was another waiting for her?
“What is your name? So I don’t keep calling you Henry.”
“Terry,” he said shortly. The smile she gave him didn’t make him feel comfortable any degree. It seemed too mischievous, forced, and insincere.
“Well, Terry, I’ve been around a very long time. Enough to learn through the ages, at least as well as a trapped passive learner can. People still have a lot to learn and accept. But that isn’t the point of my being here. My love was destroyed in front of me and torn apart. Now, I’m just a casual observer that watches the lives of the ones who’s lives share this soul and the ones they love. I’m not going to tell what happened in the past to anyone who isn’t sharing this soul, and I will only kiss and tell when they ask.” She gave Terry as faint smile. “So don’t ask any unnecessary questions.” Adele stared at him steadily with a sad expression. Terry cocked an eyebrow at here.
“You look like you’re about to cry.” She looked away from him and down at her empty bottle.
“I remember very clearly what my love was like. Even if our time was brief. You have his gentle inquires and and his gentle ways. I guess is just makes me sentimental seeing you,” she replied quietly. Terry stared at her. ‘What the hell is this girl talking about??’ She placed the bottle on the floor and looked up at him.
“Terry. Would you mind if I were selfish for just one moment? I fear if I don’t do this...I fear I’ll be restless until time stops.” Terry gave her a slow nod, wondering when his 5 beer was going to decide to kick in. She was leaning toward him when he realized that they were starting to kick in. Adele caressed his face like her hands were made of flower petals, soft and gentle. The kiss that she gave him, was one that Cassandra had never given him before. The kiss was over almost in the same instant that it had began.
“Thank you,” she whispered and laid her head against Terry’s shoulder while he remained dumbstruck. “She will be back when she wakes. Hopefully, we won’t see each other again Terry.” Terry put a cautious arm around her, letting her rest.
“What the fuck was that?”
Author's Chapter Notes:
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