Chapter 2
"Sorry about that. It really is difficult for him. He never has talked much, he feels uncomfortable talking too much. Unlike me, but you've probably already remembered that." Seth glanced at me, his comment made me laugh. Then I realised something, he had said remembered, he hadn't said realised. I had already known at some point in my life about this man's character. "And well the subject...that hurts him too. Though he's never walked out before, he's sat here every day and said it. For you." The way he said his last two words made me feel something. It's hard to explain, but it felt almost like Seth was trying to tell me Beauty would do anything for me.
"So, I've heard the story before?" It was the first time I had spoken in their presence. What I said seemed to hurt Sum; I noticed her hand reach out to Seth's. She seemed pained by my memory, or lack of.
"Yes, you've done more than hear it." Sum hit her husband then. This time it didn't seem playful, it was more like she was reminding him of something. "Sorry," He had said the wrong thing.
"I suppose we'll have to tell it." Sum said the words softly, though her tears had dried from earlier, I think she was still crying inside.
"You don't mind do you?" Seth asked me.
"No. It's going to be the same story, right?" I wanted to make sure I would be hearing what Beauty had wanted me to.
"Yes, but...we might not know so much about the main characters...feelings as he does. But I doubt he would have told you about them anyway, he's a bit like that. Keeps himself to himself, if you know what I mean."
"That's ok. I know you don't I; both of you. You said I had remembered that you talk a lot. So I've known about you before."
"Clever as always, I'm Summer." So that's what Sum was short for.
"And you've already figured I'm Seth, with that clever as always brain of yours." Seth chirped. I looked into his eyes; they seemed to be masking feelings, just like Beauty's. I could see he was attempting to be strong for Summer. "So, shall we begin?"
"Yep." I couldn't wait to hear what they had to say, but I was scared as well.
