Art by Hoppow Norris

Friday, July 20, 2012

Excerpt from NPK


Magda sat at a table by herself in a dark corner of the restaurant nursing a Long Island Iced Tea.  The rest of the crew was out on the dance floor swaying, bobbing, and egging Soja on with yelps and whistles.  When the band paused for a break, Soja leapt from the stage and beamed to Magda from three tables away,  “Did you fuckin’ see that? – that was so much fuckin’fun!”
Without breaking her stare from the back wall of the stage, Magda flatly replied, “Yeah – kinda hard to miss, girl.”           
“Hey you want to kick it for a while – you know, backstage party?”
            “What fuckin’ backstage; you mean their bus?  Soja I don’t know if that’s a good idea – I heard about those dudes.” 
            “C’mon! Shit live a little.”
            “I am livin’ homegirl.  Don’t you think you’re a little drunk for that shit?”
            “I can handle myself.”
            “Yeah – anyway I’m just gonna go home.”
            “Whatever – you still takin’ Jacque – he’s pretty handsome huh?”
            “Yeah – I’ll take him home.  You sure you not coming?”
            “Geez you act like a fuckin’ old maid.”
            “Whatever.  Do your thing.”
            “Fuck you.”