[ kaveh stops. the hush goes with him. into the silent din comes three questions - two said, one unsaid. two regarding the clarification of task and presence. one in a way of a wayward child: who am i, to you? what am i? alhaitham is fluent in all three. it has him look up at last into the murk to the spotlight of kaveh at the kitchen counter, peering past it with eyes the colour of a titian sunset. kaveh takes a stand. alhaitham thinks - good.
no self-respecting individual wouldn't.
in turn, alhaitham puts down his chess piece. the click of the piece reverberates throughout the enclosed space of the apartment. it bridges a gap between him and kaveh, a single sound meant both as bridge and entendre. ]
I do not have a housekeeper because I do not need one. [ alhaitham says, in the verbal form of a shrug. and then: ] Are you saying no?
no subject
no self-respecting individual wouldn't.
in turn, alhaitham puts down his chess piece. the click of the piece reverberates throughout the enclosed space of the apartment. it bridges a gap between him and kaveh, a single sound meant both as bridge and entendre. ]
I do not have a housekeeper because I do not need one. [ alhaitham says, in the verbal form of a shrug. and then: ] Are you saying no?