The next morning I awoke abnormally early and walked around, testing my body. Madame had done her magic well, even the bruises where gone, and there was no pain what so ever. I found Madame in the kitchen, drinking her morning brew.
"Jack will be by shortly, would you like anything before you leave?" she asked without looking up from the book she was buried in.
"Sure," I said not wanting to pass up a free meal, "got any apples?"
"On the counter, darling" She responded. No sooner did I take a bit out of the apple but there was a knocking at the door.
"That will be Jack." Madame said, continuing in her book.
"I'll see yea around then, and hey thanks Madame."
"Anytime chére. Go with peace."
"Stay with peace" I responded and opened the door. Jack was surprised to see me up and walking and eating an apple, as if nothing had happened.
"Ise told yea Madame would have me all fixed up" I said walking down the front steps; answering his unasked question.
The day went fairly quickly. Everyone was amazed at my recovery, but I refrained to telling them how exactly Madame had healed me. I managed to sell a few extra paps today and was fairly pleased with myself. The day continued as normal, but in the back of my mind I was waiting for a chance to think by myself. It didn't come until night. I was very pleases to finally be able to escape life and sit up on the roof. It was a beautiful night and I always was more away of my emotions at night. As I looked out at the sky thousands of questions swarmed in my mind.
"Do I love him?"
"I dunno"
"Well, what is love even?"
"Sex?"
"Well, yea but there's gotta be something more to it than that…. That was a very Spot-like answer."
"Yea well that's what you get when you live with guys."
"Wait? What was the question?"
"Um….JACK!"
" Oh yea, what's love all about again?"
"Well, if it's not just making out and physical attraction, well then I would suppose its something like willing to do anything for another person."
"Well, would you do anything for Jack?"
"Would I?"
"That's a good question."
"Well would he do anything for me?"
"I unno"
"Wait, that's not the question! Stay on track here!!" I sighed, too many things going through my mind. I laid back and closed my eyes, trying to clear everything out of my mind. Madame had taught me this trick. It normally worked to when I needed to figure things out. Such has how to break out of barred windows. The theory was that if you listened long enough, an answer would be given to you. I didn't really understand what Madame meant, but hey, why question that which works? It hadn't been but 30 seconds and I felt someone sit down beside me. I opened my eyes and was greeted by a kiss.
"Jack, not now please." I said pushing him away and sitting up; a tad upset he interrupted my ritual before I had gotten an answer.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"I'm trying to think."
"About what?"
"Stuff"
"Well what kinda stuff?" I remained silent as he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer, trying to get a reply.
After my silence hadn't been broken, he turned my chin so I faced him directly. He was giving me the cutest puppy dog face. I could never resist a puppy face. It was my weakness and Jack knew it. I smiled and let out a laugh.
"Dere now, dats me Bounce. Now Yas gonna tell me what's on yer mind?"
"No" I said leaning my head against his shoulder. I could tell it bothered him that I wouldn't tell, but he knew better than to probe and just sat there with me staring off at the sky. I knew he was looking for a little bit of a make-out session tonight, but I wasn't much in the mood. I could have been if I wanted-but did want to? My previous thoughts seeped back into my brain.
"Would you do anything for him? Like this?"
"Well but like this would giving into his will, changing myself for him. Being a total woman of the times. I won't be strapped to a man's side." The two cases argued for a while about sacrifices for loved ones and not doing anything you don't want to. I finally turned to Jack.
"Jack? Answer me honestly. Would you do anything for me?" He looked at me, straight in the eyes.
"Yea, I suppose so. Why?" Instead of answering I kissed him. Crawled up on his lap and kissed him. He got his little make-out session that night, and I don't regret it. When the two of us finally crawled off the roof, everyone was asleep inside. I crawled up to my bunk and gave Jack one last kiss goodnight. As I rolled over, I realized I still hadn't gotten an answer.
"Jack will be by shortly, would you like anything before you leave?" she asked without looking up from the book she was buried in.
"Sure," I said not wanting to pass up a free meal, "got any apples?"
"On the counter, darling" She responded. No sooner did I take a bit out of the apple but there was a knocking at the door.
"That will be Jack." Madame said, continuing in her book.
"I'll see yea around then, and hey thanks Madame."
"Anytime chére. Go with peace."
"Stay with peace" I responded and opened the door. Jack was surprised to see me up and walking and eating an apple, as if nothing had happened.
"Ise told yea Madame would have me all fixed up" I said walking down the front steps; answering his unasked question.
The day went fairly quickly. Everyone was amazed at my recovery, but I refrained to telling them how exactly Madame had healed me. I managed to sell a few extra paps today and was fairly pleased with myself. The day continued as normal, but in the back of my mind I was waiting for a chance to think by myself. It didn't come until night. I was very pleases to finally be able to escape life and sit up on the roof. It was a beautiful night and I always was more away of my emotions at night. As I looked out at the sky thousands of questions swarmed in my mind.
"Do I love him?"
"I dunno"
"Well, what is love even?"
"Sex?"
"Well, yea but there's gotta be something more to it than that…. That was a very Spot-like answer."
"Yea well that's what you get when you live with guys."
"Wait? What was the question?"
"Um….JACK!"
" Oh yea, what's love all about again?"
"Well, if it's not just making out and physical attraction, well then I would suppose its something like willing to do anything for another person."
"Well, would you do anything for Jack?"
"Would I?"
"That's a good question."
"Well would he do anything for me?"
"I unno"
"Wait, that's not the question! Stay on track here!!" I sighed, too many things going through my mind. I laid back and closed my eyes, trying to clear everything out of my mind. Madame had taught me this trick. It normally worked to when I needed to figure things out. Such has how to break out of barred windows. The theory was that if you listened long enough, an answer would be given to you. I didn't really understand what Madame meant, but hey, why question that which works? It hadn't been but 30 seconds and I felt someone sit down beside me. I opened my eyes and was greeted by a kiss.
"Jack, not now please." I said pushing him away and sitting up; a tad upset he interrupted my ritual before I had gotten an answer.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"I'm trying to think."
"About what?"
"Stuff"
"Well what kinda stuff?" I remained silent as he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer, trying to get a reply.
After my silence hadn't been broken, he turned my chin so I faced him directly. He was giving me the cutest puppy dog face. I could never resist a puppy face. It was my weakness and Jack knew it. I smiled and let out a laugh.
"Dere now, dats me Bounce. Now Yas gonna tell me what's on yer mind?"
"No" I said leaning my head against his shoulder. I could tell it bothered him that I wouldn't tell, but he knew better than to probe and just sat there with me staring off at the sky. I knew he was looking for a little bit of a make-out session tonight, but I wasn't much in the mood. I could have been if I wanted-but did want to? My previous thoughts seeped back into my brain.
"Would you do anything for him? Like this?"
"Well but like this would giving into his will, changing myself for him. Being a total woman of the times. I won't be strapped to a man's side." The two cases argued for a while about sacrifices for loved ones and not doing anything you don't want to. I finally turned to Jack.
"Jack? Answer me honestly. Would you do anything for me?" He looked at me, straight in the eyes.
"Yea, I suppose so. Why?" Instead of answering I kissed him. Crawled up on his lap and kissed him. He got his little make-out session that night, and I don't regret it. When the two of us finally crawled off the roof, everyone was asleep inside. I crawled up to my bunk and gave Jack one last kiss goodnight. As I rolled over, I realized I still hadn't gotten an answer.