greg grey
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- Joined
- Mar 20, 2013
"Oh, I'm okay..." I reply, feigning tenacity and taking a drink of the cold, crisp water. I swallow.
"You know - any of us - we have to be thankful to be alive." I place the glass of water down on the blanket and look up at her, trying to ignore the torso she has so perfectly on display, posed with shoulders set straight, back erect.
"I...uh..." My eyes meet hers, and suddenly I'm at a loss for words. Her smile, her glittering eyes - dazzling. I have to compose myself, and quickly. I look away.
"I'm...managing. It's not so bad, really," I say, knowing I have to be careful with what I say, especially to those I don't know, "I mean, it makes sense...the government's just trying to...protect us. There are so few of us left." I pause, to take a bite of sandwich. "And...I realize...the only way we're going to continue...the only hope is...The Program..."
I swallow again, dryly, and my eyes settle, despite themselves, on her body, her hips. Her thin waist, and pleasantly fleshy, widely rounded hips. "But...y'know...lots of us. Us men...we're waiting. Waiting, maybe they'll come up with something else? It's...scary..."
I avert my eyes again. I can feel her working on me: ever since The Event, being in the presence of a woman did this. I weakened, my will failing. It was hard to be strong. Or articulate. "So, in the meantime...I'm getting by. I moved myself into the city when everyone else started to congregate here. Living by myself, coming into downtown for rations when I need. But...it's lonely...it gets cold in the winter..."
I hear myself, and don't like it. I have to snap out of this.
"So...how about you...how are you doing? You say you're in a new house?"
"You know - any of us - we have to be thankful to be alive." I place the glass of water down on the blanket and look up at her, trying to ignore the torso she has so perfectly on display, posed with shoulders set straight, back erect.
"I...uh..." My eyes meet hers, and suddenly I'm at a loss for words. Her smile, her glittering eyes - dazzling. I have to compose myself, and quickly. I look away.
"I'm...managing. It's not so bad, really," I say, knowing I have to be careful with what I say, especially to those I don't know, "I mean, it makes sense...the government's just trying to...protect us. There are so few of us left." I pause, to take a bite of sandwich. "And...I realize...the only way we're going to continue...the only hope is...The Program..."
I swallow again, dryly, and my eyes settle, despite themselves, on her body, her hips. Her thin waist, and pleasantly fleshy, widely rounded hips. "But...y'know...lots of us. Us men...we're waiting. Waiting, maybe they'll come up with something else? It's...scary..."
I avert my eyes again. I can feel her working on me: ever since The Event, being in the presence of a woman did this. I weakened, my will failing. It was hard to be strong. Or articulate. "So, in the meantime...I'm getting by. I moved myself into the city when everyone else started to congregate here. Living by myself, coming into downtown for rations when I need. But...it's lonely...it gets cold in the winter..."
I hear myself, and don't like it. I have to snap out of this.
"So...how about you...how are you doing? You say you're in a new house?"