Princess Cyd Page #3

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Clair's an athlete.

- I didn't get to Clair.

- Yeah, she's a tennis player.

And Dose is a scientist.

Does the, um...

Does the religious thing seem

like a hindrance to you?

I mean, I don't know

if you and your dad...

We don't go to church.

No, but it didn't bother me. I think it's

interesting that there are such people.

- Religious people?

- Yeah.

Yeah. There are a lot of them.

- Are you?

- I am. Yeah.

- We weren't growing up.

- Like what kind?

Um... Well, I go to the Lutheran

church over in Andersonville.

So you really believe in like

a heaven and hell and all that?

You know, I don't know. I...

I believe in grace. I believe in...

some sort of a...

a complete meaning somewhere.

I don't really

know anything else.

So what's the difference then

between you and like an agnostic?

I just think I...

I just believe so very strongly

in a great unknown somewhere.

And to deny the...

Yeah, like a great unknown

or whatever but...

You really think we're gonna see

my mom again?

You really, really think that?

She didn't believe that...

Did she?

- Hey.

- Hi.

- You new to town?

- Hmm? Oh, yeah.

No, um... I'm visiting my aunt.

- Where from?

- South Carolina.

Where's your accent?

I don't have one. Um,

my dad is from New York

and I was born in Maryland

and we moved around a little...

I can hear it in there

a little bit.

No, you can't.

I can. I totally can.

But I'm not gonna

fight with you.

- I'm Katie.

- Cyd.

Cool. Thank you.

Hey, I get off in about

ten minutes if you wanna...

I don't know,

go for a walk or something?

Okay.

- Hey.

- Oh, hey.

Hi.

- Okay. Nice to see you again.

- You too.

So what have you been

doing with yourself?

Um, I've just been chilling

at my aunt's house.

Uh, trying to explore

a little bit, go for a run.

- Your aunt cool?

- Yeah.

She is. She is a writer.

- What's her name?

- Miranda Ruth.

- No way!

- You've heard of her?

Yeah, she is a big deal.

Oh, weird, cool, cool.

Yeah, um... She lives in the

same house she grew up in,

which is kinda strange.

- It's a nice house though.

- Yeah?

So you have your own apartment,

that's pretty sweet.

Yeah, right when I hit 18,

I was out.

- I live with my brother.

- Cool.

- So, South Carolina, huh?

- Uh-huh.

- You shell shocked?

- What? Come on, that's pretty lame.

Okay, you're right.

It is. Sorry.

Um, my dad got a job there

once my mom died, so...

Sorry. How old were you?

- Like, eight.

- What does your dad do?

I don't really know.

Financial stuff.

- You get along?

- Um, no, not really.

It's part of the reason why

I want to get away, honestly.

He is, like, always home

and he's super depressed so...

I hear that.

- I thought you were working.

- They sent me home.

- What's up, Katie?

- Is that Tab?

What's going on?

It's like a Thursday.

- Hanging out.

- Hi, no!

- Put me down. No!

- Dude, put my sister down.

- What's up?

- Hey.

Um... This is Cyd. She's

visiting from South Carolina.

South Carolina?

Isn't that... It's...

I'm just gonna go change. We might go

up to the roof. My room is back here.

- Nice pants, Kate.

- F*** off!

You can sit on the bed

if you want.

Sorry, I don't have like...

a chair.

Sorry about these guys.

They're pretty lame.

- That's okay.

- Don't look.

- Huh? Oh.

- Just kidding.

You can look if you want to.

- Whoa!

- Yup.

This is nice.

Cut!

- Are they making a movie?

- I guess so.

So are you in college?

Or is that coffee shop thing

that you want to do?

Hell, no.

That is not what I want to do.

I'm not in college yet. I'm taking

a break to figure sh*t out.

So what do you want to do?

I don't have a f***ing clue.

I wanna not rush things.

That's what I want to do.

So what about you?

What's your deal?

Um... I play soccer...

I hang out with my friends.

That's about it.

- You play soccer?

- Yeah.

That's f***ing hot.

Hey!

Oh, we'll get out of your way.

Oh, no, no, uh...

This is gonna seem really weird

but we actually need

a boy and a girl slow dancing

in the background.

Would you guys

be willing to do that for us?

- Actually...

- No, wait.

- Uh, yeah. What do you want us to do?

- Oh, wow. Thank you.

So, yeah, if you can get yourselves

at the center of the roof.

Yeah, that's perfect.

And now, I'm gonna shout action,

when I do, just be in love.

You got it.

Action!

So we did. We danced.

And they never knew

that the he was a she?

No, I guess not.

Well, maybe she is a he.

Yeah, maybe so.

- Guess what I did today?

- Um... Wrote an essay.

Shut up, no. I laid out.

Oh, my God! You did!

I did! I, I did also write an

essay actually but I laid out.

You did have a swimsuit.

You knew you did.

I didn't. I had no idea.

I didn't even remember, I had to

dig it out. It was, it was purple.

And it fit! And that is a real

deal miracle, Miss Atheist.

It is impossible that it fit.

- I want to see it.

- Um, I'll show you tomorrow.

We can get a little tan

before the soiree.

Oh, God, I have to remember to

call the caterer tomorrow morning.

Yeah, so wait.

What is this thing?

Oh, right. Uh, so second Fridays

of every month I have a soiree.

Academics, writers, church

friends, normal people and we...

we eat, we get drunk,

we read, we, we tell stories.

Hmm. I didn't bring anything to

wear to something like that.

Well, that's okay.

It's totally casual. Um...

I, I could take you shopping...

tomorrow if you want,

we could get something cool.

Nah, that's okay, thanks. I'll go to the

thrift store, ask Katie or something.

- Can she come?

- Uh...

- Sure.

- Cool.

Ugh... I hate my feet.

Oh, you have nice feet.

Oh, God, look at mine.

Let me see.

Yeah, but yours are prettier.

Oh, yeah. You're right, they are.

Whatever.

So what time does this thing

start tonight?

Um... People usually start

showing up around six,

doesn't really get going

until about seven.

- Will Anthony be there?

- Always.

Do you ever have sex?

What?

- Do you ever have sex?

- Oh, I'm sorry is that...

No, no, no, no it's okay.

It's... Wow.

Um, sure, sure I do.

- Really?

- Yeah.

When? With who?

- I have... I've had sex.

- Yeah, I know. We've established that.

I'm just trying to think.

- Aunt Miranda?

- What, I'm trying to think!

It's been forever, hasn't it?

Uh... Well, there was this...

Uh, well, there was a guy at,

um... at a hotel...

- Uh-huh.

- ...at a lit convention.

In 1992.

- No! Sorry. Sorry.

- Ow!

Yeah, but, uh... No, it's, it's...

It's been about five years.

- What?

- Yeah. Sh*t.

I was 11.

Damn it!

God!

Well, I did... I had...

I had a very... I had a

very long time boyfriend,

so I wanna... I wanna put

that out there but...

It didn't work out.

That was that. And there

have been some other...

There've been some other chaps

here and there but otherwise...

So, you have no interest

in doing it again?

Do what?

I don't know, like, date.

No. Not really.

Um, sex?

I don't know. Um...

I, I... I really haven't thought

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