Snap! Everything we had built up came crashing
downIn one split second, everything turned into nothingAnd that
girl was the one who did it
Reiko collected the cigarette butts she had crushed underfoot and
tossed them into the tin can"It's a terrible storyWe worked so hard, so hard, building our world
one brick at a timeAnd when it fell apart, it happened just like thatEverything was gone before you knew it
She stood up and thrust her hands in her pockets
The sky was darker, the cloud cover thicker than before, the moon
invisibleNow, I realized, like Reiko I could smell the rainAnd with
it mixed the fresh smell of the
coco chanel designer grapes in the bag I was holding"That's why I can't leave this place," she said"I'm afraid to get
involved with the outside worldI'm afraid to meet new people and
feel new feelings
"I understand," I said"But I think you can do itI think you can go
outside and make it
Reiko smiled, but said nothingNaoko was on the sofa with a bookShe had her legs crossed and
pressed her hand against her temple as she readHer fingers almost
seemed to be touching and testing each word that entered her headScattered drops of rain were beginning to tap on the roofThe
lamplight enveloped her, hovering around her like fine dustAfter my
long talk with
chanel cambon tote Reiko, Naoko's youthfulness struck me in a new way"Sorry we're so late," said Reiko, patting Naoko's head"Enjoy yourselves?" asked Naoko, looking up"Of course," said Reiko195
"Doing what?" Naoko asked me, - just the two of you
"Not at liberty to say, Miss," I answeredNaoko chuckled and set down her bookThen the three of us ate
grapes to the sound of the rain"When it's raining like this," said Naoko, "it feels as if we're the only
ones in the worldI wish it would just keep raining so the three of us
could stay together
"Oh, sure," said Reiko, "and while the two of you are going at it, I'm
supposed to be fanning you or
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like some dumb geisha? No, thanks!"
"Oh, I'd let you have him once in a while," said Naoko, laughing"OK, then, count me in," said Reiko"Come on, rain, pour down!"
The rain did pour down, and kept pouringThunder shook the place
from time to timeWhen we had finished the grapes, Reiko went back
to her cigarettes and pulled out the guitar from under her bed and
started to play - first, "Desafinado" and "The Girl from Ipanema", then
some Bacharach and a few Lennon and McCartney songsReiko and I
sipped wine again, and when that was gone we shared the brandy that
was left in my flaskA warm, intimate
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us talked into the night, and I began to wish, with Naoko, that the rain
would keep on falling"Will you come to see me again?" she asked, looking at me"Of course I will," I said"And will you write?"
"Every week
"And will you add a few lines for me?" asked Reiko"That I will," I
said
At eleven o'clock, Reiko unfolded the sofa and made a bed for me as
she had the night beforeWe said goodnight and turned out the lightsUnable to sleep, I took The Magic Mountain and a torch from my
rucksack and read for a whileJust before midnight, the bedroom door
edged open and Naoko came and crawled in next to
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