STORIES
70 - Consider This
2006
Thursday evening ...
DAPRIMA:
Cammeo, what’s wrong?
CAMMEO:
Oh Daprima, he’s done it again
DAPRIMA:
Who’s done what?
CAMMEO:
Lithium. He keeps blinking into
Esmodonti’s room. What am I to do?
DAPRIMA:
You don’t need to do anything. Es is his
mother. He’s perfectly safe with her.
CAMMEO:
But Racolo specifically told me he doesn’t want Lithium with her.
DAPRIMA:
Then let him deal with it.
CAMMEO:
But he doesn’t know. I mentioned it to him once, and he got so upset. I couldn't bear to tell him when it happened again.
DAPRIMA:
You shouldn’t have to, this is Racolo’s problem, not yours. I’ll talk to him.
CAMMEO:
Would you? That would be smashing. Thank you so much.
Later ...
RACOLO:
Daprima, have you seen Cammeo?
DAPRIMA:
You’re not looking for Cammeo. You’re looking for your son.
RACOLO:
Exactly, he’s with her.
DAPRIMA:
No he’s not. He’s with his mother. Lithium seems to know
just when she rises from her coffin, and he blinks to her.
It’s really kind of sweet, don’t you think?
RACOLO:
I gotta find a way to stop him from doing that.
DAPRIMA:
Why? What are you afraid of?
RACOLO:
I don’t have time for this.
DAPRIMA:
Oh, I see. You think she’ll run away and take him with her.
RACOLO:
Stay out of my head!
DAPRIMA:
Your fear is completely irrational.
RACOLO:
Oh yeah? Well Evette - I mean Es has a history of running
– you don’t know her like I do.
DAPRIMA:
That’s interesting. She says the same thing about you.
Wasn’t it you who left in the first place?
RACOLO:
I went to school. I was coming back. When I did she was gone.
DAPRIMA:
That happened a long time ago. I don’t understand
why you’re still so angry with her.
RACOLO:
She sold my kid Daprima, a kid she never told me about. Plus
she’s a vampire. What do you know about vampires, huh? I know
they're heartless, selfish creatures that lack a conscience.
What’s to stop her from selling him again?
DAPRIMA:
She never sold Lithium. I’m sorry that the vampires you met
were so bad, but Elves aren't like that. Es wouldn't harm
her own baby. She loves him.
DAPRIMA:
... Have you ever let her tell you what really happened with Lithium?
RACOLO:
Why? So she can lie to me.
DAPRIMA:
God you’re stubborn.
DAPRIMA:
... Well consider this, Lithium can blink to her anytime he likes.
You could move out - and it won’t stop him. Es is his mother and that
bond will always be there. It’s time you let them to see each other.
RACOLO:
Who asked you to jump into my life and take over?
DAPRIMA:
I’m only trying to help. You and Es need to figure
something out. I think a schedule should be set up so
Lithium can see her. Maybe then, he'll stop blinking.
RACOLO:
Look Daprima …
DAPRIMA:
No you look! You’re stressing out Cammeo and more
importantly, your son wants his mother. Things have
got to change. It’s time you put your his needs first.
