Note: I can't do italics on notepad (if anyone knows how, let me know, heh). There's a part in the following chapter where Shadow's thinking to himself while he converses. The words in single quotes ('for example') are his thoughts. And onto chapter 6.....
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Cordelia turned from the window and smiled quickly at Shadow.
"I wanted to talk to you, I guess…" Shadow began.
"Well, why don't we sit somewhere?" Cordelia said, and they both made there way towards a bunk at the far end of the room.
"I know we haven't known each other all that long but I've enjoyed the few times I've spent with you, Mahalia, and Serge." Shadow paused. 'really smooth' he groaned inwardly. 'get to the point!' "I'd like to get to know you better," 'and…?' he thought to himself. "If you wouldn't mind I'd like" 'you to be my girl' "to have a date with you tomorrow evening…if you're not busy."
She thought for a moment and smiled "No, I'm not busy. I'd be glad to go out with you tomorrow." She continued slowly, "Anything else you'd like to talk about?"
"Um… I hear you're in a play…"
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Mahalia made her way up to the top of the building and pulled her coat around her as a chilling breeze swept by. All was quiet on the roof as she looked around. A sound in the corner caught her eye and she thought she saw movement in the shadows. After staring in that direction for a while she realized that it must be a sleeping pigeon. There didn't seem to be anything on the roof. Maybe the notes had just been a joke. As she turned back towards the fire escape, something caught her eye on the short stone wall around the roof.
She made her way over and found a red rose with a note attached to it: "Turn Around." She did so and from the shadows emerged Serge. Mahalia grinned and held the rose close to her face as he approached her. He greeted her with a kiss.
"Come on," he said taking her hand and running towards the stairs.
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Cordelia turned from the window and smiled quickly at Shadow.
"I wanted to talk to you, I guess…" Shadow began.
"Well, why don't we sit somewhere?" Cordelia said, and they both made there way towards a bunk at the far end of the room.
"I know we haven't known each other all that long but I've enjoyed the few times I've spent with you, Mahalia, and Serge." Shadow paused. 'really smooth' he groaned inwardly. 'get to the point!' "I'd like to get to know you better," 'and…?' he thought to himself. "If you wouldn't mind I'd like" 'you to be my girl' "to have a date with you tomorrow evening…if you're not busy."
She thought for a moment and smiled "No, I'm not busy. I'd be glad to go out with you tomorrow." She continued slowly, "Anything else you'd like to talk about?"
"Um… I hear you're in a play…"
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Mahalia made her way up to the top of the building and pulled her coat around her as a chilling breeze swept by. All was quiet on the roof as she looked around. A sound in the corner caught her eye and she thought she saw movement in the shadows. After staring in that direction for a while she realized that it must be a sleeping pigeon. There didn't seem to be anything on the roof. Maybe the notes had just been a joke. As she turned back towards the fire escape, something caught her eye on the short stone wall around the roof.
She made her way over and found a red rose with a note attached to it: "Turn Around." She did so and from the shadows emerged Serge. Mahalia grinned and held the rose close to her face as he approached her. He greeted her with a kiss.
"Come on," he said taking her hand and running towards the stairs.