To love is to burn, to be on fire."
– Jane Austen
A day prior, the Attorney invited her to go somewhere after their work was done, and he was shocked when they went to a mall and headed straight to an appliance store. It’s been a week since they’ve been together and both were so busy with each of their assigned tasks that they just content themselves with longing looks and at night, calling each other before going to sleep.
If yearning had a shape, it would awfully look a lot like Orm. All tangled heat and longing. She wanted to build a universe where they never get out of Ling’s bed. Where she could crawl in the Attorney’s arms like ivy, laughing and spinning dreams together so when the Attorney asked her out when their schedule was already matching, she didn’t hesitate to agree.
"What kind of TV do you want?" The Lawyer asked her, glancing around. But Orm was only looking at their intertwined hands that hadn't separated from each other since they left Sethachon. She thought that among the two of them, it was Ling who had an old soul, but called her old-fashioned as well for loving it when Ling held her hand. There’s just something about that physical connection that really does it for her. It's like the Attorney's constant assurance to her. As if it’s her talking to her spirit and saying in a firm yet gentle voice, ‘Relax, you don’t have to worry about anything.. I got you.’
“N’Orm ?’ The attorney's question along with her gentle nudge pulled her back to reality. The sales lady who is smiling and waiting for them is now in front of them.
“Huh?” She asked again and Ling smiled softly at her. The sales lady cleared her throat in front of them and pointed them towards the large TVs in the aisle.
“You’re on your luck, ma’am.” Said the sales lady who was looking at Lingling, she even saw her biting her lips and Orm frowned. The woman was almost leaning in, her breasts almost spilling out of her blouse, her brows raised while observing the interaction, but she secretly smiled because the Attorney was oblivious to what was happening around her and was still just looking at her. “We have the latest Samsung 65 inch LED with 4K Ultra HD here, connectivity includes Wifi and bluetooth. It has magnificent visuals that optimizes each pixel to give you brighter and vivid color, has Sensational surround sound and we can have it delivered and installed tomorrow.”
Ling nodded but she was still looking at her, waiting for her decision and Orm was still silent so the sales lady took it as another opportunity to pitch another sale.
“Another trusted brand that we have here is LG 65 inch OLED. It’s in 4k UHD, Smart TV and Dolby vision. The difference is that we have this in a 2 year warranty and its processor is A0 Gen 7 Ai and Alexa built in. You can immerse yourself in crisp and sound audio provided by the Ai Sound pro and have it set up for your ultimate gaming experience as well.”
“What do you think, babe?” Ling asked her again and this time, Orm noticed in delight how the sales lady's eyes widened after hearing how Ling addressed her.
Doesn't she see that she is holding hands with the Attorney? What does she think of them? Siblings? The sales lady composed herself and stepped back slightly. Orm smirked. She's feeling a bit giddy because they look like newlyweds shopping for things to use in their home.
