STORIES
282 - Last Word
Mez Cammeo
Wednesday afternoon in Cammeo’s room …
MEZ:
Cammeo, this just arrived for you.
CAMMEO:
Lovely. I’ve been waiting for this. It’s a bed for Charlotte.
MEZ:
You bought a bed, for your doll?
CAMMEO:
Don’t you think she deserves her own bed?
MEZ:
When you put it that way, I guess so.
CAMMEO:
Have I told you how much I love my Charlotte? It’s so nice to
have her here to keep me company, even if she is just a doll.
CAMMEO:
… Do you know what’s odd? When Herita was here, we
barely spoke. It wasn't as if she was good company. And
when we did speak, well, she was always so …
MEZ:
Snarky.
CAMMEO:
I was about to say disagreeable, but I suppose snarky’s a bit more
spot on. Anyway, soon I’ll have Lu’s niece as my room mate.
MEZ:
You’re really OK with that, aren’t you? I’d love to
have my own room. Jesse’s such a pain in the …
CAMMEO:
Now now, Jesse isn’t really that bad a chap,
besides, you also have Io.
MEZ:
Yeah, it’d be great if it were just him and me …
CAMMEO:
Oh! Oh dear …
MEZ
What the hell is that?
CAMMEO:
Herita’s doll. I sent it to her with her things. Hmm, I didn’t even
think to look at the return address. Why do you suppose
she sent it back here?
MEZ:
Because she’s a psychopath. You should send it right back to her.
CAMMEO:
Why?
MEZ:
Because she’s messing with you, like she’s trying to have the last
word or something. Really Cammeo, send it back.
CAMMEO:
Hmm, I see what you mean. Quite right, I will.