STORIES
316-I Hate Shopping
Karanthir Fin
Wednesday afternoon in the kitchen …
KARANTHIR:
Pardon me for waking you dear brother, but do you really
think this is an appropriate place to nap?
FIN:
Huh?
KARANTHIR:
Forgive me for saying so but you look simply ghastly.
I take it it has been a rough day.
FIN:
The worst. I’ve been out shopping with Daprima and Io.
KARANTHIR:
You went shopping without moi.
Honestly, I believe I’m quite insulted.
FIN:
Don’t be. It was no picnic. After the fourth store I realized
something about myself I never knew before.
KARANTHIR:
Do tell?
FIN:
I hate shopping.
KARANTHIR:
Really Fin, aren’t we being just tad dramatic.
FIN:
Are you kidding? Six stores and five hours later, we arrived
home with three things for Io. And they’re planning to do this
all over again tomorrow - to look for shoes.
KARANTHIR:
Oooh shoes!
FIN:
Well there’s no way. They can just count me out.
KARANTHIR:
Why’d you go in the first place?
FIN:
Because Daprima said Io had never been shopping before and
what if he needed help in the dressing room?
KARANTHIR:
You helped our sexy ex-genie in the dressing room?
FIN:
Shut up! I tried to explain to Daprima that guys just don’t do that.
KARANTHIR:
Oh contraire, I’ll have you know that Zyfan and I have had
some lovely times in dressing rooms.
FIN:
I didn’t need to know that.
KARANTHIR:
You know, dear brother, I would be happy to take my future sister-in-law shopping with her ex-genie - in lieu of you. All you need do is ask me.
FIN:
Really! You mean you’d - wait a minute. What’s the catch?
KARANTHIR:
Nothing really, just a teeny tiny little favor …
FIN:
How teeny?
KARANTHIR:
Our little brother, Orrie wants to go to the petting zoo.
I mean honestly! Can you see me at a petting zoo? Seriously,
there are times when I think that boy forgets who I am.
FIN:
I’ll take him.
KARANTHIR:
Wonderful, then we have ourselves a deal.