Should we never meet again
- Hi, its Gregg…I’ve got a small favour to ask...um..i, er, think I think just need to find another place to stay for a few nights, and er…I was wondering if I could maybe stay at your place, I don’t know if its convenient for you, but its kind of urgent and…well, ja, just for a couple of nights…so well…just give me a call when you get this message and we can talk about it, ok?…ok, so speak to you soon, ciao.
- Uh, He won’t call back.
- Who else can I ask? Strange I’ve been staying in this town almost 6 years now and I can’t think of one person who can put me up.
- Could ask Christian, but it’s getting a bit pathetic now. Seems like every time I call him it’s to ask another favour. I think everyone must have their limits. Last time I was talking to him he seemed to be keeping his distance, he was smiling only with his mouth, his eyes were just watching me. What if I got in his way or pissed him off, it would be terrible.
- I think it’s the same story with Yannig, and I still owe him money. He understands why I can’t pay just yet, and I think he still trusts me, but it’s wearing a bit thin now.
- Could ask Benny, she’s so sweet she’d put me up all month. Her place is really small though, wouldn’t be any breathing space for us. I’m sure I’d get grumpy and hurt her feelings one day then feel like complete shit.
- Fabien and Stefaan, that would be no problem but there place is such a mess, they’re great guys but Jesus, I think I would go crazy living there for more than three hours.
- (Rounds corner) oh… Shit, ooh God…ah? Oh Ooooh…(blows into hand, breathes, sniffs)
- Could ask Matthieu maybe? He’s a nice guy, but we don’t really know each other that well. I think we only met about 3 weeks ago, might be going a bit fast.
- Connie maybe? No. Her boyfriend doesn’t like me. I think we laugh too much together, me and Connie, there’s nothing going on between us but…with him around its just awkward.
The Accountant: Oh yeah, I know the feeling. Do you think you have a chance?
The Chaser: I don’t think I have a choice.
The Accountant: Sure you do…we all make mistakes. She ought to forgive you. My wife usually does in the end. Sometimes it takes a while though. Do you love her? Does she drive you crazy with desire? So that your nipples feel like fresh rosebuds?
The Accountant: Lets have a look …fresh rosebuds? Hmmm…
The Chaser: I don’t think I’ve had a fresh feeling in years…
The Accountant: mhmm.…
The Accountant:.…hmmm (breathing) mmmm…hmmm…
The Accountant: Well, anyway I wish you good luck with it.
- Could ask Leo… but he just never stops talking, that guy. (wipes his nose and sniffs) He’d want to know all about it, what I did, and what she did, and what I said when she said that…and then afterwards he’d be telling everyone about it.
- P could help me, its way too complicated. I don’t want to see her. If I call her up now we’ll just be fucking again in a matter of hours…and then in the morning the same mess of guilty feelings, me worrying about Ruth and wondering what the hell I was doing…and P disappearing into a cold fog again. Its irresistible somehow, painful as it is. We have to find a way to end this affair without destroying each other.
- There’s Hans…but I just couldn’t bear to give him the satisfaction. I can just see it now- he’d sit me down, lean back with his arms folded, shaking his head, smiling at me knowing I wanted to slap him. Gives me the creeps.
- Where did it go wrong, when will it start to go right? One has to ask the question sooner or later.
- Ivan has a huge apartment but he’s such a pompous idiot. He’s a good guy actually, its just that our lifestyles are so far apart. He’d constantly be giving me ideas, advice… suggestions which seem completely obvious to him… and completely humiliating to me.
- There’s Marie, but I don’t know, we’re sort of friends, but I don’t really feel comfortable around her, there’s a bad vibe, (sniffs) can’t explain it. We never did recover from that problem over the short story she wrote. I was trying to be constructive. (breathes in though mouth)
- What about Vincent? I don’t know. We haven’t seen each other for a while. Last time we saw each other was about 4 months ago. That wasn’t much of a fun time. He can be so serious and heavy that guy. And later when he called me up to ask me to return his books on Palmistry I just dropped them in his post box without bothering to call up. Would be a bit strange if I just called up out of the blue and asked him if I could stay on his sofa for a few weeks.
- Herman. Been avoiding him since August and I’d prefer to keep it that way. He’s the last person one should get in debt to, that guy, you never know when he’s going to pull some crappy surprise on you sooner or later.
THE END
- Hi, its Gregg…I’ve got a small favour to ask...um..i, er, think I think just need to find another place to stay for a few nights, and er…I was wondering if I could maybe stay at your place, I don’t know if its convenient for you, but its kind of urgent and…well, ja, just for a couple of nights…so well…just give me a call when you get this message and we can talk about it, ok?…ok, so speak to you soon, ciao.
- Uh, He won’t call back.
- Who else can I ask? Strange I’ve been staying in this town almost 6 years now and I can’t think of one person who can put me up.
- Could ask Christian, but it’s getting a bit pathetic now. Seems like every time I call him it’s to ask another favour. I think everyone must have their limits. Last time I was talking to him he seemed to be keeping his distance, he was smiling only with his mouth, his eyes were just watching me. What if I got in his way or pissed him off, it would be terrible.
- I think it’s the same story with Yannig, and I still owe him money. He understands why I can’t pay just yet, and I think he still trusts me, but it’s wearing a bit thin now.
- Could ask Benny, she’s so sweet she’d put me up all month. Her place is really small though, wouldn’t be any breathing space for us. I’m sure I’d get grumpy and hurt her feelings one day then feel like complete shit.
- Fabien and Stefaan, that would be no problem but there place is such a mess, they’re great guys but Jesus, I think I would go crazy living there for more than three hours.
- (Rounds corner) oh… Shit, ooh God…ah? Oh Ooooh…(blows into hand, breathes, sniffs)
- Could ask Matthieu maybe? He’s a nice guy, but we don’t really know each other that well. I think we only met about 3 weeks ago, might be going a bit fast.
- Connie maybe? No. Her boyfriend doesn’t like me. I think we laugh too much together, me and Connie, there’s nothing going on between us but…with him around its just awkward.
The Accountant: Oh yeah, I know the feeling. Do you think you have a chance?
The Chaser: I don’t think I have a choice.
The Accountant: Sure you do…we all make mistakes. She ought to forgive you. My wife usually does in the end. Sometimes it takes a while though. Do you love her? Does she drive you crazy with desire? So that your nipples feel like fresh rosebuds?
The Accountant: Lets have a look …fresh rosebuds? Hmmm…
The Chaser: I don’t think I’ve had a fresh feeling in years…
The Accountant: mhmm.…
The Accountant:.…hmmm (breathing) mmmm…hmmm…
The Accountant: Well, anyway I wish you good luck with it.
- Could ask Leo… but he just never stops talking, that guy. (wipes his nose and sniffs) He’d want to know all about it, what I did, and what she did, and what I said when she said that…and then afterwards he’d be telling everyone about it.
- P could help me, its way too complicated. I don’t want to see her. If I call her up now we’ll just be fucking again in a matter of hours…and then in the morning the same mess of guilty feelings, me worrying about Ruth and wondering what the hell I was doing…and P disappearing into a cold fog again. Its irresistible somehow, painful as it is. We have to find a way to end this affair without destroying each other.
- There’s Hans…but I just couldn’t bear to give him the satisfaction. I can just see it now- he’d sit me down, lean back with his arms folded, shaking his head, smiling at me knowing I wanted to slap him. Gives me the creeps.
- Where did it go wrong, when will it start to go right? One has to ask the question sooner or later.
- Ivan has a huge apartment but he’s such a pompous idiot. He’s a good guy actually, its just that our lifestyles are so far apart. He’d constantly be giving me ideas, advice… suggestions which seem completely obvious to him… and completely humiliating to me.
- There’s Marie, but I don’t know, we’re sort of friends, but I don’t really feel comfortable around her, there’s a bad vibe, (sniffs) can’t explain it. We never did recover from that problem over the short story she wrote. I was trying to be constructive. (breathes in though mouth)
- What about Vincent? I don’t know. We haven’t seen each other for a while. Last time we saw each other was about 4 months ago. That wasn’t much of a fun time. He can be so serious and heavy that guy. And later when he called me up to ask me to return his books on Palmistry I just dropped them in his post box without bothering to call up. Would be a bit strange if I just called up out of the blue and asked him if I could stay on his sofa for a few weeks.
- Herman. Been avoiding him since August and I’d prefer to keep it that way. He’s the last person one should get in debt to, that guy, you never know when he’s going to pull some crappy surprise on you sooner or later.
THE END
