STORIES
276 - Sunshine
Quinn Neve Mez
2021
Tuesday morning, in the living room ….
QUINN:
Whatcha doin’ lass?
NEVE:
Waiting for Es.
MEZ:
Hey, did I miss it?
NEVE:
Nope.
QUINN:
What’s goin’ on?
NEVE:
Es going outside into the sunshine.
QUINN:
The vampire? Won’t she catch fire?
NEVE:
No ‘Meo will save her. She there to help.
QUINN:
‘Meo?
MEZ:
Cammeo.
NEVE:
That what I say.
MEZ:
Neve, should you be here?
NEVE:
I wanna see Es be outside.
MEZ:
But what if something … doesn’t go as expected?
QUINN:
Aye, right.
MEZ:
Maybe you should go … with Quinn, over there.
He’s afraid to watch …
QUINN:
I am? Oh right. Neve I can’t watch. I’m too jittery.
Cannae ya come sit on the sofa with me?
NEVE:
I be happy to sit with you.
QUINN:
Gr-date. Let’s getcha down from there.
QUINN:
… So what’s happenin’?
MEZ:
Cammeo and Racolo are in the yard, but there’s no sign of Es.
Wait - Racolo’s talking to someone on the lanai, must be her …
MEZ:
… And from the looks of it - she not interested in anything
he has to say. Oh boy, now they’re fighting.
NEVE:
Racolo and Es always fighting.
QUINN:
They do like a good row, eh?
MEZ:
Wait - Cammeo’s playing peacemaker.
NEVE:
‘Meo make it all better, you wait and see.
MEZ:
She got Racolo to back off and she’s taken Es’s hand.
She’s moving it into the sun …
QUINN:
And?
MEZ:
Nothing. No smoke, no flames …
NEVE:
I told you it be OK. Racolo good at magic.
MEZ:
Now she’s leading Es out …
MEZ:
…. It’s all good. She’s in the sun!
NEVE:
I wanna see! I wanna see!
MEZ:
Well look at that, Racolo’s hugging Es.
QUINN:
Is he now?
NEVE:
Racolo love Es. Wow that very big hug.
Look it - so big ‘Meo turn pink.
MEZ:
Yeah - she’s blushing all right. OK, hug over. Es is twirling in the rays.
NEVE:
She so happy she’s dancing! Look it - she’s dancing.
QUINN:
Aye she is.
NEVE:
I wanna dance too. Let’s go dance in the sun with Es. C’mon c’mon!
MEZ:
You heard her - let’s go …
QUINN:
Aye.