STORIES
48 - Abandoned
2005
Tuesday night ...
LITHIUM:
Whaaa ...
MEZ:
Cammeo, the movie starts in twenty minutes.
CAMMEO:
Oh Mez, I’m so sorry, but I can’t go. Lithium must be cutting
a tooth. He’s been so fussy and poor Racolo needs to
study. I hope you don’t mind, but I told him I’d look after the him.
LITHIUM:
Whaaa ... AAH
MEZ:
You keep doing this to me.
CAMMEO:
Whatever do you mean? I’m not doing anything to you.
The baby's not well. What would you have me do?
LITHIUM:
Waaaaah …
MEZ:
Lithium's Racolo’s kid, not yours, and you take
care of him all day. I mean ...
LITHIUM:
WHAAA… WHAAA
MEZ:
Is he going to be OK?
CAMMEO:
I believe so, he’s just over-tired.
LITHIUM:
Whaaa ...
CAMMEO:
Mez, I'm sorry to bother you with this but, Racolo was supposed
to move the cradle into my room. Sometimes he’s ... preoccupied.
Would you mind making sure it's in there?
MEZ:
Sure.
In the Sitting Room …
ESMODONTI:
Do ya hear that Blondie? What's all that shrieking?
KARANTHIR:
Es love, is it possible that you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting our
confused wizard-in-training? Poor fellow can’t decide whether he wants
to live here or not. Anyway, he’s here now, and that shrieking is his baby.
ESMODONTI:
A wizard, huh? Is he hot? And what's the deal with his brat?
KARANTHIR:
Sizzling hot. As for the babe, Cammeo’s been acting as his nanny while
this fellow attends school. He’s not the brightest bulb in the lot but
you’d hardly notice when he’s in those skin-tight leather pants.
ESMODONTI:
Sounds like my kind of yummy. Mind if I go have some fun with him?
KARANTHIR:
Only if you promise to come back and entertain me with the details.
ESMODONTI:
I wouldn’t have it any other way cherie.
In Mez and Racolo's room ...
ESMODONTI:
Mon Dieu! Roc - is that you?
RACOLO:
Eevette? What are you doing here? Where have you
you? I was looking for you.
ESMODONTI:
Guess ya weren’t looking too hard.
It’s been a while since ya abandoned me.
RACOLO:
Abandoned you? I went away to school, I didn’t
abandon you. I told you I was coming back.
ESMODONTI:
Oh I get it now. You thought I’d just sit on my butt and wait for ya. And then what? We’d just pick up where we left off?
Really Roc, you weren’t that big a deal to me.
RACOLO:
Then why are you so pissed off?
ESMODONTI:
There ya go again, telling me how I feel. I always hated it
when ya did that. You haven’t changed a bit.
RACOLO:
You have. Who brought you over? I should stake you right now,
ESMODONTI:
I’d like to see ya try. So ya don’t approve of my new fangs, huh? Too bad.
RACOLO:
Why would you let them make you a vampire
Eevette? You hate them as much as I do.
ESMODONTI:
It’s Esmodonti now, or just Es – I ditched Eevette ages ago.
And who are you to judge me? You left me, remember? Why
do you keep staring like you’re expecting something from me?
RACOLO:
Because you haven't mentioned him once.
ESMODONTI:
Who?
RACOLO:
The baby.
ESMODONTI:
Baby?
RACOLO:
Yeah - our baby. You must've known about him before I left for school. Why didn’t you tell me you were pregnant?
ESMODONTI:
I had my reasons. What makes you so sure he’s yours?
RACOLO:
He’s mine alright. It all makes sense now.
He keeps coming here - because of you.
ESMODONTI:
What are you talking about?
RACOLO:
He's magical. He has the ability to blink, closes his eyes and poof
- he can transport himself anywhere he wants. He blinked to
me a few months ago, that’s how I found out about him.
ESMODONTI:
Really! Then what makes you so sure he’s mine? He could
belong to any one of your Magick School co-eds ...
RACOLO:
He’s half elf.
ESMODONTI
Big surprise there! You've had more elves than that
dude in the big red suit.
RACOLO:
He’s yours, ours. I’m sure because of this ...
RACOLO:
…Lithium has your tattoo.
ESMODONTI:
Lithium?
RACOLO:
Yeah Lithium. You used to drive me crazy playing that
Nirvana song over and over again. Why the hell did you get him a tattoo?
ESMODONTI:
I didn’t.
RACOLO:
I tracked down Lithium’s keepers, the ones he blinked away from to find me. Do you know how they got him? They bought him. You sold my kid!
ESMODONTI:
I never sold him. I would never …
RACOLO:
Yeah, right. You know, I really did look for you, especially after Lithium found
me. I was hoping we could ... but look at you. The last thing he needs is a
vampire for a mother. No wonder I couldn't find you - and now, I don't want
you near him. I'm going out for some air. Don't be here when I get back.
ESMODONTI:
That's right Roc - leave, it's what you do best.
Racolo leaves and slams the door.
ESMODONTI:
I think I remember that SOB ex-master of mine saying
something about sticking a mark on my little elf-kin
before he stole him from me. That bastard.
Then, in the hall …
ESMODONTI:
Mez - how long ya been standing here?
ESMODONTI:
... Where ya listening at the door? Did Roc say
anything to ya on his way out?
MEZ:
Get off me, Eevette.
ESMODONTI:
You did hear. Well listen up, Mezzie, you better not
repeat a word of anything that just went down. Got me?
MEZ:
Whatever. Can I go in my room now? It’s been a rough night.
ESMODONTI:
You’re telling me! Did your ex just show up after being
gone like a million years and bring along a baby
you thought you’d never see again?
MEZ:
Isn't this good news for you? I mean - you're
here and so is Lithium and Racolo …
ESMODONTI:
And what? We’ll live happily ever after? Did it sound like that's
gonna happen? Oh that Roc - screw him! He doesn't care what
really happened after he left. I can't deal with this right now.
I’m going out and you're coming with me.
