resubmitting this story I happen to have had a hissy fit and deleted it so here goes again
A knock at the door. Roger puts down his guitar and went to go let in probably Mark who had forgotten his keys or something.
"What'd you forget-"
"Got a light?"
Shit, not her again. This "Mimi" was getting annoying. This was probably the 7th time this week she tried to convince him to go out tonight. But tonight he felt like playing along... or at least trying to without yelling "GO AWAY, YOU STUPID JUNKIE" like last time. So here goes nothing.
"I know you-- you're --you're shivering"
Roger wraps his leather jacket around her. The gentleman thing to do.
"It's nothing, they turned off my heat. And I'm just a little weak on my feet. Would you light my candle? What are you staring at?"
He lights the candle.
"Nothing you're hair in the moonlight, you look familiar. Can you make it?"
Mimi twirls around the loft with her newly light candle.
"Just haven't eaten much today at least the room stopped spinning anyway. What?"
"Nothing, you're smile reminded me--"
"I always remind people of- who is she?"
"She died. Her name was April"
Mimi turns around and blows out the pathetic little stub of wax that she calls a candle.
"It's out again, sorry about you're friend… Would you light my candle?"
Roger relights the candle.
"Well?"
"Ya?...Ow!"
"Oh the wax It's-"
"Dripping I like it between my--"
"Fingers I figured. Awell goodnight"
Too much Mimi for one night. Roger lost his patience already. And by some chance she hands him his jacket and leaves. Then another knock on the door.
"It blew out again?"
"No I think that I dropped my stash."
"You're candles out..."
"I'm illin', I had it when I walked in the door it was pure- Is it on the floor?"
"The floor?"
Mimi bends down on all fours.
"They say I have the best ass below 14th street, is it true?"
"Non.."
"What? But you were staring again!"
"You're letting that pole dancer career get to your head.."
"I'M AN S&M DANCER TO YOU!"
"Hmph... same thing"
"No, it isn't! I'm outta here!"
Mimi stands up and walks out the door.
"But what about your caaaandle?"
From the corridor a mumbled voice says, "Take another step near me and I'll shove this candle up your ass!"
FIN