Mouth To Mouth Page #3

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Good smell.

You hungry?

- Yeah. - Right. Hang on.

How much did that cost? You don't have to bloody eat it.

We didn't pay for it, you wog.

- Look, I didn't mean it like that. - Keep the money I borrowed. Hadn't spent a cent.

- Come on, you can have that. - I don't want it!

Look, I don't mind lending it. I give it to you. You'll be getting another job soon

- ...or else you can go on the dole. - We can't.

- Why not?

- 'Cause we were inside. What?

- And we pissed off. - Why were you put in?

Oh, various things. We broke parole, we stopped seeing the social workers and

telling them what we were doing and who we were seeing, and if we were screwing.

Well, you worried?

- What?

- That we're bad girls.

Wouldn't touch you with a forty-foot pole.

Bloody asthma.

- Is that thing empty? - I've run out.

Right. I'll go and get you another one.

- No. - No, it's alright.

- I'll be alright. - There's an all-night chemist in Richmond.

Hey, have you got the paper, prescription?

Yeah, in the bag.

Look awful, don't I?

Liar. I sound awful.

Yuck.

- Have you had any sleep?

- Some.

No you haven't, I've been keeping you awake.

- I don't mind. - Why don't you? It's awful!

Because you're my girlfriend.

What?

Look...

I don't mind if you keep me awake.

Whatever.

That's the one Sharron works for.

She'd be able to get us in.

- She's only sixteen. - Do they know that?

I don't know. Probably.

They like 'em young, the old men.

- Just have to pull 'em off. - Not all of them.

- Do you know how much she makes? - Yeah.

Four times what we're making waitressing, plus tips.

- And what does she have to do for them? - How would I know, ask Sharron.

We could say we worked in Sydney, they'd start us straight off. That's what she did.

Maybe if we could just make enough money for the store.

- Are you still on about that?

- I don't think I could do this. Only lots of girls doing it.

Look at this dump.

Sharron's got a really good flat now.

She makes stacks 'cause she's beautiful.

They all do.

They're beautiful anyway.

I suppose if I was some rich old perv and really hard up.

Pay ten bucks for me.

Do you reckon you could do it?

Easily.

What if you get bashed?

It's a big hotel, no dirty old men there.

Don't kid yourself, you've got no idea what he's like.

Only his taste. Young, smart and a good conversationalist.

- Yeah, I know what that means. - He'll take me to dinner, that's all.

- And the rest. - I know how to control men.

- What if he offers you an extra $50? - Depends what he looks like.

I'll tell him I'm not interested, of course.

Virgins don't go to bed with dirty old men.

- How's that? - Yuck.

That'll keep them away.

- You nearly ready? - Almost.

We're not going.

- What?

- I don't want to.

We can't stop now, they've lined it up.

We're supposed to be

experienced, remember?

What about the store?

We'll have to get the money

some other way.

You know what happened when we broke into houses.

I'm going anyway.

I want the money.

Probably be some old perv.

It'll be all right.

It's not forever, you know?

Hi.

Hi.

Okay then. Alright.

Excuse me, are you Karen? - Yes. - You been waiting long?

- No. - Shall we go in?

Hello.

I didn't actually book you. A business associate did for a bit of a joke.

He left a note saying you were coming.

- Do you want me to go?

- No.

It'll be...what is it?

Quite a novel experience.

I'm Jeanie. You're George, aren't you?

Yes.

- Just down in Melbourne for a while? - Yep.

On business?

- What sort are you in?

- I'm in insurance.

That'd be pretty good, wouldn't it?

Yeah.

- Can we have a drink?

- Right.

- Brandy and rye? - Yeah.

Do you like your work?

Mostly.

Do you?

I only do this sometimes as a bit extra. It's...

It's good. You meet

a lot of interesting people.

What do you normally do?

I'm an air hostess.

I'm having a bit of a break at the moment.

- I'd have thought you'd be a bit young. - I'm 22.

They take you at 20.

- I do the international flights. Qantas. - Where do you go?

Everywhere, pretty well.

They shift you around. I like France best. All the rivers and that.

I was in Paris last year.

What about Italy?

Have you been there?

No.

Really like Italy.

Best friend lives there.

Stay with him when I'm in Rome.

Sergio, his name is.

- How's your drink? - Fine thanks.

Ah, they're all b*tches anyway.

Aren't they?

I don't know.

- Good on ya. - What do you want me to say?

Go around the hotel and pick 'em up.

- Come on, how would you find them? - Knock on every door if I have to.

Don't be an idiot Serge, you don't know where they are.

Shitbox wouldn't go anyway.

We had some money, they wouldn't be doing this.

- Look at that!

- What?

Bloody wog car.

It's a Holden, mate.

It's Italian, I'll tell ya.

Hey, hey, hey.

What?

- I don't need a drink. - Aren't you gonna have one with me?

- You didn't drink as much as I did at dinner. - Yes I did.

What are you sitting over there for?

Come on. Sit here.

That's better.

You know...

...you fascinate me.

Anyone think you'd like me, the way you've been chatting on tonight.

Well I do!

It's your job.

Come on.

Lie down.

How'd you go?

Carrie...

I don't care.

What happened?

Nothing much.

What about you?

It was okay.

Once is enough, I reckon.

- So you're not going to do it again? - Nup.

I am.

Well, I know one thing we can get out of it.

A swim. Come on Cisco, come on! Cisco, wake up. C'mere boy, c'mon.

- Don't you wanna see if I'm still in one piece? - Don't care.

Well I showed him the sights of Melbourne, didn't know he used to live here for 10 years.

And then we went out to dinner

and we went back to his hotel room

and then he put his hand up my dress...

And then he flaked. He'd been drinking stacks and I kept filling his glasses. Pretty good eh?

Come on Cisco, wake up. I'm lonely. Get up, come on, wake up!

Come on, let's go.

- Alright.

- Come on! Come on.

- What are these things? - Things they order breakfast on. Look what they can get!

Fresh orange juice, tomato, pineapple, lasagne, dessert...

Spaghetti.

- Come on, quick. Got a pencil? - I'll have the 'ole...

Yeah, make 'em all pigs.

Got about eight courses in 'em.

Hey, what are we gonna have?

- Eggs and bacon. - Right.

- No... - Yeah why not?

- Two more. - Quick, quick, quick.

Put our one on that.

Please knock.

Hey quick, someone's coming. Quick, quick.

Come on!

Hi.

G'day. Who's that old derro out the front?

Just a friend.

Well I came.

Didn't you have anything better to do?

Nah.

What've you been doing?

Just hangin' around.

Party on down the coast tonight.

Who's going?

All the men.

You wanna take me?

Come if you want to.

- How many chicks going? - I don't know.

- Am I gonna be the only one? - I just came to see if you wanted to come,

- That's all. - I'll think about it.

F***.

How've you been?

- Surviving. - Why don't you just take me out?

I might.

Remember the first time we ever went out?

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