On the Phone

 

 

 

11.01.2008

 

 

She: Hello?

 

He: Hi.

 

She: Who is this?

 

He: You knowÉ

 

She: No, I donÕt.

 

He: Gotta guess, thenÉ

 

She: OkÉyouÕre Brad Pitt, with a pretty voice, telling me that you are so tired of Angelina and all those kids, you want me to run away with you to Fidji.

 

He: HmmmÉnope.

 

She: No? Shoot!

 

He: (laugh) Try it again.

 

She: ListenÉ you tell me who you are, or IÕm gonna hang up.

 

He: You asked me to call.

 

She: I did?

 

He: ÒSing to meÉÓ?

 

She: hmmÉI seeÉ

 

He: Then, we met in a dreamÉwe dancedÉthe beachÉyour hairÉetcÉetcÉ

 

She: It was not a beach.

 

He: Of course it was.

 

She: No. It was a restaurant, or something like that.

 

He: A beach.

 

She: OkÉ then you know nothing about my dream. Ha!

 

He: Why donÕt you tell me?

 

She: HmÉnothing happened actually. You were there. ThatÕs all.

 

He: CÕmonÉTell me.

 

She: What ?

 

He: I want to know how it was for you.

 

She: By the way, how did you find my phone number?

 

He: You gave it to me.

 

She: I did? In a dream? Are ou crazy?

 

He: Not in the dream, bonehead! In the e-mail you sent me from your cell phone.

 

She: What? Does it send the number? I did not know thatÉGosh, I gotta change the settings.

 

He: Thank youÉ

 

She: No! I meanÉnow that I know. Thanks god I didnÕt, or youÕd never callÉI meanÉAh! You know what I mean.

 

He: Do you want me to hang up?

 

She: No!

 

He: You knew IÕd call, right?

 

She: Are you the Òcalling-her-tomorrowÓ kind of guy?

 

He: OhÉhell yes! I always call after dreams.

 

She: Hahaha!

 

He: It was in the same night, you know?

 

She: What?

 

He: The dream. I dreamed too.

 

She: Bullshit! You donÕt even sleep when I do.

 

He: So you donÕt know where IÕve been.

 

She: What you mean?

 

He: IÕm in your area, just two countries down.

 

She: WowÉso close, yet so farÉ

 

He: IÕm writing down.

 

She: What?

 

He: ÒSo-close-yet-so-farÓ: for a song title.

 

She: Hahahah. Are you composing one for me?

 

He: Yes. About that hypnotic kissÉ

 

She: What kiss?

 

He: The kiss. We kissed.

 

She: Liar!

 

He: On the beach. Remember?

 

She: It was not on the beach. It was on that table, in the restaurantÕs corner.

 

He: See? There was a kiss!

 

She: Hahahah! You are bad!

 

He: IÕm great!

 

She: JeezÉ

 

He: What about the elevator? That was really great!

 

She: Elevator? There was no elevator!

 

He: Oh yes, there was! IÉkind of opened your shirt in the elevatorÉ

 

She: No way! It was at the bedroomÕs door.

 

He: Ha! Bingo!

 

She: What?

 

He: I opened your shirt. See? I know.

 

She: I never said that.

 

He: Yes you did! And I did open it. I remember.

 

She: Stop! You had no dream at all!

 

He: OkÉI wonÕt tell the champagne part.

 

She: É

 

He: WowÉgives me goosebumps.

 

She: É

 

He: It was your idea, you knowÉsorry, it was impossible for me to stop.

 

She: É

 

He: Then we went to the showerÉ

I can still smell the champagne mixed with your perfume and  the hot waterÉ

 

She: É

 

He: Hey! Are you there?

 

She: Shut up.

 

He: Sorry! Am I lying?

 

She: No!

NoÉbut how would you know about that? I told you I had a dream of you only, nothing else.

 

He: I told you: I had the same dream.

 

She: How come?

 

He: I donÕt know, but it was great!

 

She: Oh myÉ

 

He: What? Are you okay?

 

She: IÕm blushing.

 

He: Why? Because I saw you naked, or cuz I know everything about Òthe dreamÓ?

 

She: GoshÉboth.

 

He: Can I make you blush again?

 

She: No!

 

He: Okay, what if I told you IÕm arriving tomorrow?

 

She: Where?

 

He: At your door, babe.

 

She: Uh?

 

He: Well, almost. IÕll be at the airport around noon, and then some driver will take me to a hotel. Can I ask you to meet me somewhere?

 

She: É

 

He: Hey!

 

She: I donÕt knowÉWould you like me to?

 

He: Absolutely.

 

She: IÕm going to blush for sure.

 

He: Hahaha. Cute.  I want champagne.

 

She: Shut upÉ

 

He: And showerÉ

 

She: Stop! Nothing will happen between us just because of a littleÉa little shared delusion!

 

He: Oh, right! We had the same dream, at the same time, in the same night and it happens everyday to everyone!

 

She: I donÕt know about everyone, but anyway thereÕs nothing going on between us! Forget about it!

 

He: It was not just a dream and you know thatÉit was special.

 

She: Nah! just a dream.

 

He: DonÕt say thatÉ

 

She: Whatever!

 

He: How long do we know eachother?

 

She: IÕve never met you.

 

He: Tell me: how long do we know eachother?

 

She: We donÕt. You have never told me your name.

 

He: You never asked.

 

She: Cause it doesnÕt matter. I like who you are for me, not who you are for the rest of the world. And if you are not who people say you are, I donÕt give a shit! YouÕll always be the guy I know.

 

He: What if IÕm ugly, fat and dumb?

 

She: YouÕre lovely, kind, brilliant and the sweetest guy, even if you are the fat plumber!

 

He: See? It is special.

 

She: Anyway, weÕve never met, we donÕt know who we REALLY are. I donÕt want to ruin with a couple of hours of presence what is kind of true in my mind for so long.

 

He: You make no sense! If I can even be a plumber, how would we ruin anything?

 

She: IÕm not talking about looks!

 

He: ListenÉif you be the way youÕve always been, and the same with me, thereÕs no way weÕll ruin it anything. And trust me, I am who I am.

 

She: RightÉbut no champagne, or shirt, or showerÉnothing!

 

He: ItÕs done. See you tomorrow.

 

She: No! Wait.

 

He: ItÕs not an option, Missy. IÕll call you. Sleep tightÉdream of me.

 

She: I am dreaming.

 

He: I knowÉ