STORIES
78 - Kama Sutra: Taken
2006
Monday evening ...
BRYNIE:
What have you got there Noli?
NOLI:
New books. Read me story, please?
BRYNIE:
Sure. Wow - you have a lot to choose from.
NOLI:
Vanni give to me. You pick one and Noli put on 'jammies.
BRYNIE:
You got it. I'll meet you in your room soon.
BRYNIE:
'Nancy Drew’ - this may be too sophisticated for Noli.
BRYNIE:
'Peter Rabbit' - this is a good one.
BRYNIE:
… And there’s pictures too ...
BRYNIE:
What’s this? ‘Kama Sutra’? Never
heard of it. Looks kind of mushie.
BRYNIE:
Oh WOW!
BRYNIE:
… These are nothing like the pictures in 'Peter Rabbit'!
GRACE:
BOO!
BRYNIE:
jumps
Hey! What do you mean sneaking up on me like that?
GRACE:
Hahahahaha!I really scared you, yes I did. I got you good. Hahahaha!
BRYNIE:
Oh shut up. Stop laughing, it’s not that funny.
GRACE:
Oh yes it is. Hahahaha! You nearly jumped out of your skin.
And the look on your face - Hahaha ...
GRACE:
… So what's that?
BRYNIE:
Nothing. You had your laugh - now go away.
GRACE:
Don’t you fib to me Brynie. I saw you, you were
looking at a dirty book, yes you were…
GRACE:
… And I’m telling!
BRYNIE:
Why you little tattletail.
GRACE:
I’m not a tattletail. I’m an informant, yes that’s
what I am – so there!
BRYNIE:
Grace wait! You’re not really gonna tell Fin are
you? You don’t want to get me in trouble. Look,
if you forget all about this -then I’ll owe you one, OK?
GRACE:
You’ll owe me? How much money will you owe me?
BRYNIE:
No money, but if you do something wrong,
I'll take the blame for it, OK?
GRACE:
No that won’t do. Hmmm I know! I saw a Hello Kitty lunchbox in the store and I want it, yes I do. Daprima said I didn’t need it, but I do. You could get it for me, and I'll forget all about this, yes I will.
BRYNIE:
That’s blackmail.
GRACE:
It isn't black. It's pink and has a pretty picture of Hello
Kitty on it. I just love pink, it's my favorite color, yes it is.
BRYNIE:
How about, instead - I just let you look at the book?
GRACE:
Nope. I want that Hello Kitty lunchbox, yes I do.
BRYNIE:
But Grace, how am I supposed to get the money to buy it?
GRACE:
I have to have that lunchbox Brynie, and if you can't get it
for me then I’ll have to tell Fin all about that dirty book, yes I will.
BRYNIE:
But Grace ...
GRACE:
You can give it to me tomorrow, after school.
Don't forget.
A little later ...
BRYNIE:
... Aless, am I glad to see you. You got any money?
ALESS:
A l-little, why?
BRYNIE:
Not here. Come with me. I want to show you something ….
In Brynie’s room …
BRYNIE:
Promise not to tell?
ALESS:
I p-promise.
BRUNIE:
Here …
ALESS:
B-brynie, there are dr-dr-drawings of n-naked p-p-peole
in here, and they’re d-d-oing it.
BRYNIE:
I know.
ALESS:
Are we allowed t-to b-be looking at this?
BRYNIE:
I’m not. What do you think Racolo would say if he knew?
ALESS:
I d-don’t know ... but I d-don’t think my father wouldn’t l-like it.
ALESS:
... Is it OK if I l-look some m-more?
BRYNIE:
Go ahead. Aless I need your help. I have to buy Grace a lunchbox
so she doesn’t squeal on me, but I don't have any money.
KARANTHIR:
from the hallway…
Brynie! Brynie where are you?
BRYNIE:
That's my brother! Quick - hide the book.
ALESS:
D-done. About the money, I have eight d-dollars,
you c-can borrow. If you need more, I think I c-can get it.
BRYNIE:
Thanks, you're a real life saver.
KARANTHIR:
There you are you little monster! Didn’t you hear
me calling? You have a phone call ...
BRYNIE:
Can’t you take a message?
KARANTHIR:
Do I look like your personal secretary? You should be thankful
I bothered to track you down at all. Now go answer the phone.
BRYNIE:
Alright. Aless I'll be right back.
KARANTHIR:
Hello Aless. So, what are we doing?
ALESS:
I'm w-waiting for Brynie. H-he just said he'd b-be right b-back.
KARANTHIR:
Allow me to rephrase, what were you doing before I interrupted?
ALESS:
N-n-nothing. Nothing at all.
KARANTHIR:
Oh come now, you were certainly doing something, something
you shouldn’t have been doing. I know this because you look so guilty.
You can tell me, I’ll keep your secret - cross my heart and hope to die.
ALESS:
It’s g-getting late. I b-b-better go now. C-can you t-t-tell Br-brynie I had to go finish m-my home work.
