Mail and Gadgets

Chapter Ten - Dummy

Hi here's another chapter.
Image taken of Google so not mine just borrowed.
This is dedicated to T. (I hope you enjoy it) :-)
(Italics) means thinking.
Enjoy.

"I'll take the legs from some old table,
I'll take the arms from some old chair,
I'll take the neck from some old bottle,
And from a horse I'll take the hair.
I'll take the hands and face from some old clock,
And baby when I'm through,
I'll get more loving from the dumb-dumb-dummy,
Than I ever got from you."

                     - The Dummy Song - Louis Armstrong

-' BK152,

No, I know what you mean. What happens to me when I'm provoked is that I get angry and  I tend to loose my temper but I also get tongue-tied and my mind goes blank. Then I spend all night tossing and turning, trying to figure out what I should of said. What should I have said, for example, to the Bottom-dweller who recently belittled my existence '-

Arthit pauses for a moment. He had been going over and over in his head what happened that night. It still annoyed him that he had been pulled in by a charming smile. He's still thinking of a really good come back but still his mind is blank. Shaking his head, he mutters "nothing" before he carries on typing.
-' It's been a couple of days and even now I can't figure it out '-
He presses send.

-' Gadgetboy,

Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could pass all my zinger to you and I would never behave badly and you could behave badly all the time and we'd both be happy but then on the other hand, I must warn you. When you finally have the pleasure of saying the thing you mean to say the moment you mean to say it, remorse inevitably follows'-

Kong stops typing, contemplating his next move. He starts typing the next words before pausing over the send button.

-' Do you think we should meet?'-

He presses send before he can change his mind. It was out now. No take backs.

Across town Arthit sits and stares at his screen. He has to blink a couple of times just to make sure he wasn't seeing things. It was there though, starring back at him, in black and white. He sollows.
"Meet! Oh my Buddha !"

Couple of days later...........

'Meet, he wants to meet.' 

Arthit was in the back store room with Kao trying to go over inventory. Kao was sorting through the boxes as Arthit marked down what he was saying. He was supposed to be concentrating but his mind wouldn't stop slipping.

"P'Arthit!"

'But why?, I thought we we're fine as we are?'

"Pii"

'And do I really want to meet him?  What if he's not the person I thought he was and we end up not getting on '.

"Earth to P'Arthit!"

'But what if we do get on. He sounds like a nice guy. Really funny and he seems to have a great sense of humour'.

"ARTHIT!" A hand waves frantically in front of his face making him jump out of his skin. He glances over at Kao who is frowning at him.

"What?"

"Where did you go?" Kao answers back. "I've been calling you for the last five minutes. "

"Nowhere!"

"Something's on your mind". Kao says, shrugging his shoulders. "You've been acting funny all day".

"It's  nothing". He says, giving Kao a smile.