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 she does.
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 at all. And
when we did speak, well, she was always so …
MEZ:
Snarky.
CAMMEO:
I was about to say disagreeable, but I suppose snarky’s 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 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 shall.