Electric Blue Read Online Free Page A
Author: Jamieson Wolf
"I think she'd love that. Make the room a whole lot prettier I'm sure."
There was a quiet moment between them. Moe sat down across from Poppy and looked outside. He placed his hand on the glass, stretching his fingers along its surface.
"Do you miss the outside?" Poppy asked.
Moe removed his hand from the window. "Yeah. Yeah I do. Some days I wish I was left dead."
Poppy drew in a breath. "You don't mean that."
"I do. Jethro saw fit to kill me, I should have stayed dead. This is a kind of death in itself, really." He put a hand through himself, through his back and out his stomach. He wiggled his fingers at her. "I am already dead but am still suffering."
He got up and began to pace. "But then other days, I walk through walls, remold myself into a part of the room, a piece of furniture. I can blend into any room and you won't see me. I can fly. This is a kind of magic. It is a curse and a blessing. I feel lost within myself." He sighed. "Enough negativity. Come out to the greenhouse to get the flowers before you leave. I'll have them ready for you."
Before Poppy could say anything, he was already gone through the wall.
* * * * *
Hospitals always made Poppy want to try her best to be in a cheery mood. She felt that the people in the hospital rooms needed someone to be cheerful for them, since they were usually not capable of it themselves. This visit was different though; this visit was to celebrate a birth.
When Poppy got to Honey's hospital room, David was already there and Jose sat on the bed. David and Jose each held one of the babies, while Honey looked content to take a break for a little while. When she came into the room, Honey opened her eyes.
"Darling!" she said. "You made it! Where is Alicia?"
"With Orlando ," Poppy said. "They're over at Strange and Unusual. Alicia got a new shipment of Tarot cards early this morning, so she wanted to get those out of the way and Orlando offered to help. These are from her," she said, handing Honey the roses. She smiled. "She said to send her apologies." She went over and gave Honey a huge hug and then Jose. "You guys must both be so happy."
"Happy is not the word," Jose said. "Awed is more the word."
"Parenthood is a blessing thus far. Ask me next week how I am and I may have a different answer. Did you want to hold them?"
"Both of them?"
"Sure, Darling, both of them. Come on, it's not that hard!" Soon, Poppy found herself holding both Eileen and Kieran, their soft heads nestled against her. "They're like little miracles," Poppy said.
"Yes," Honey said. "They are. Is Lucy coming?"
"She said she had to work today; she'll come by this evening to see the babies and you. She said to send her love."
"Your mother is an incredible woman. I am proud to know her," Honey said. "You are very much like her, you know."
Poppy blushed. "Wow, babies and compliments—what a day!"
"Don't worry," David said. "It's the drugs talking."
Honey gave her son a smack. "You deserve much worse!" she said. "You are such a devil."
"Ah, you love me," David said.
"It is only because I love you that I have not killed you yet," she said, smiling. She looked down at Eileen and Kieran. "Say hello to your brother, guys," she said. "Say hello!"
* * * * *
"Your mother and Jose seem so happy," Poppy said to David, who had offered to drive her home. It was late in the day, dinner time, and Poppy's stomach rumbled. Alicia was already home, the lights on inside.
"They're ecstatic. I hope that parenthood is as good to us as it is to them. I just can't see myself having kids yet."
"Never?"
"No, never say never. But I don't feel ready for them yet. I don't know how Orlando feels, but that's just my opinion. In a few years yeah, but I'm not at a stage where I can appreciate children."
"You and Orlando will have kids someday. Just wait for it. No rush, alright?" David nodded. "Love you, David."
"Love you too."
She got out of the car and turned to wave at David until he drove off.
There was a quiet moment between them. Moe sat down across from Poppy and looked outside. He placed his hand on the glass, stretching his fingers along its surface.
"Do you miss the outside?" Poppy asked.
Moe removed his hand from the window. "Yeah. Yeah I do. Some days I wish I was left dead."
Poppy drew in a breath. "You don't mean that."
"I do. Jethro saw fit to kill me, I should have stayed dead. This is a kind of death in itself, really." He put a hand through himself, through his back and out his stomach. He wiggled his fingers at her. "I am already dead but am still suffering."
He got up and began to pace. "But then other days, I walk through walls, remold myself into a part of the room, a piece of furniture. I can blend into any room and you won't see me. I can fly. This is a kind of magic. It is a curse and a blessing. I feel lost within myself." He sighed. "Enough negativity. Come out to the greenhouse to get the flowers before you leave. I'll have them ready for you."
Before Poppy could say anything, he was already gone through the wall.
* * * * *
Hospitals always made Poppy want to try her best to be in a cheery mood. She felt that the people in the hospital rooms needed someone to be cheerful for them, since they were usually not capable of it themselves. This visit was different though; this visit was to celebrate a birth.
When Poppy got to Honey's hospital room, David was already there and Jose sat on the bed. David and Jose each held one of the babies, while Honey looked content to take a break for a little while. When she came into the room, Honey opened her eyes.
"Darling!" she said. "You made it! Where is Alicia?"
"With Orlando ," Poppy said. "They're over at Strange and Unusual. Alicia got a new shipment of Tarot cards early this morning, so she wanted to get those out of the way and Orlando offered to help. These are from her," she said, handing Honey the roses. She smiled. "She said to send her apologies." She went over and gave Honey a huge hug and then Jose. "You guys must both be so happy."
"Happy is not the word," Jose said. "Awed is more the word."
"Parenthood is a blessing thus far. Ask me next week how I am and I may have a different answer. Did you want to hold them?"
"Both of them?"
"Sure, Darling, both of them. Come on, it's not that hard!" Soon, Poppy found herself holding both Eileen and Kieran, their soft heads nestled against her. "They're like little miracles," Poppy said.
"Yes," Honey said. "They are. Is Lucy coming?"
"She said she had to work today; she'll come by this evening to see the babies and you. She said to send her love."
"Your mother is an incredible woman. I am proud to know her," Honey said. "You are very much like her, you know."
Poppy blushed. "Wow, babies and compliments—what a day!"
"Don't worry," David said. "It's the drugs talking."
Honey gave her son a smack. "You deserve much worse!" she said. "You are such a devil."
"Ah, you love me," David said.
"It is only because I love you that I have not killed you yet," she said, smiling. She looked down at Eileen and Kieran. "Say hello to your brother, guys," she said. "Say hello!"
* * * * *
"Your mother and Jose seem so happy," Poppy said to David, who had offered to drive her home. It was late in the day, dinner time, and Poppy's stomach rumbled. Alicia was already home, the lights on inside.
"They're ecstatic. I hope that parenthood is as good to us as it is to them. I just can't see myself having kids yet."
"Never?"
"No, never say never. But I don't feel ready for them yet. I don't know how Orlando feels, but that's just my opinion. In a few years yeah, but I'm not at a stage where I can appreciate children."
"You and Orlando will have kids someday. Just wait for it. No rush, alright?" David nodded. "Love you, David."
"Love you too."
She got out of the car and turned to wave at David until he drove off.
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