Chapter 10 (Spot's Point Of View)
Through the mist, your lover is beckoning…
Comes that moment of reckoning.
- "The Riddle" from The Scarlet Pimpernel
Two days after I had left, I decided to go visit Memory. Yeah, I know, I had just left, but there was something familiar about that girl, and I needed to find out what it was. Plus, I was really starting to miss her. Since it was around lunchtime, I started my search at Tibby's. Everyone was there, except Jack, Blink, and Memory.
"Hey, Mouth, do you know where Jack is?" I asked casually, not wanting it to seem like I was going soft. Nobody was to know what was going on inside of me, it would definitely ruin my reputation. I decided to use the fact that Miller had come to his senses as a cover for my actions, but only if anyone asked.
"Um, I think he went to the lodging house after selling."
"Thanks, Mouth." David just nodded, going back to his conversation with Racetrack and Mush. I turned and left Tibby's, and made my way to the lodging house.
"Heya, Kloppman," I said, entering, through the door for once.
"Hi Spot, you here for the night?"
"I'm not sure yet. Is Jack here?"
"No, he, Blink, and Memory are at Medda's. Seems the girls a good singer, they are trying to get Medda to let her sing tonight." Sheesh, I couldn't catch up with the girl. Maybe her 'nick shoulda been Elusive.
"Thanks, Kloppy," I said leaving. I practically ran to Irving Hall.
When I got there, I heard an angelic voice start singing. I listened real intently, and soaked in the lyrics. Turning a corner I saw that it was Memory standing on the stage, singing.
I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your armsOn a pillow of blue bonnets
In a blanket made of stars
Oh it sounds good to me I said
Cowboy take me awayFly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall
I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile
Oh it sounds good to me I said
It sounds so good to me
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of blue bonnets
In a blanket made of stars
Oh it sounds good to me I said
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above andCloser to you closer to you.
-"Cowboy Take me Away" by The Dixie Chicks
I couldn't take it, I ran out of Medda's. Memory was in love with Jack? He just stood there, never reminding her of Stress. Blink didn't either. He just stood there, probably with that grin on his face. Sometimes I think that boy is way too happy.
