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Chapter 11 | Cross my Lung and Hope to Die

"Favourite colour?"

"Somewhere between indigo and turquoise. How about you?"

"I don't know, what colour would pizza be?"

"Somewhere between pleasure and heaven?"

"Right smack."

"Favourite person?"

"Mr Cadwallader, my dog. You?"

"My sister, Cassandra."

"Harsh."

"That's what she always tells me."

"Favourite day of year?"

"Christmas."

"Why is that?"

"I don't know. Everyone burrowing their bad mood and being happy for everyone else to see?"

"I can relate. Someone once ate all of my cookie dough, and I had to plaster a smile, because holiday season."

"Ha. I wasn't allowed to open my gifts one Christmas because I was grounded. Beat that."

"Okay. Favourite book?"

"Wasn't that my turn to ask questions?"

"Who was a jerk to me some hours ago?"

"Low blow, Ambrosia. It's Wuthering Heights."

"Dark. I like Tess of D'Urbervilles."

"Hardy. Your biggest fear?"

"Bikes."

"That's...queer."

"Shut up. What about you?"

"Benjamin? Tell me!"

"Escalators."

"What?"

"Oh my God, you're literally blushing. Why are you afraid of Escalators?"

"Stairs shouldn't move."

"I can't..believe..you are...af-afraid of.. Escalators..oh my God, can't...breathe."

"Glad to be of service."

"Okay, next question. Last words?"

"Uh, I don't know yet."

"Don't be such a spoilsport. Make something up."

"Uh, goodbye world?"

"Lame. Mine would be,'Come near, human. Bring me some pizza and some booze.'"

"Okay. Favourite period in High School?"

"Fifth period."

"What was fifth period?"

"Creative writing."

"Wow, mine too."

"Okay. How do you see yourself in fifteen years?"

"Successful. You?"

"I don't know, walking into my house because I got off early from work and finding my husband with another woman?"

"That's..disturbing."

"Let's move on."

"Okay, favourite candy?"

"Hershey's chocolate bar."

"Nerds."

"You've weird interests."

"You're the one to say."