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Sweet Dream

Kyle Hemmings

    Chiemi is in bed with the head of Human Resources, Mr. Yamashita, married, a body builder, shaved head, cruel half-shadow face. She tells him that this is one of the best affairs she has ever had. Later, she makes a joke about “this nerdy guy in I.T. who has a crush on me.” She says she can’t imagine doing it with him, not even for money. Mr. Yamashita passes her a joint.
    They both stare up at the peeling ceiling of a love hotel.

***


    He tells her that he is sorry about all the people in his life that he has raped.
    “Really,” she says, exhaling smoke. It fades into the ceiling cracks of yellow paint.
    “I don’t just mean physically. Mentally too. You have to control people or they will control you. Mild mannered people don’t do well in this life.”
    Chiemi, under the sheets, looks at him & smiles. She tells him that she can’t stand guys who have no confidence. Later, slipping into off-white panties, she admits the average life-span of her affairs is about two months.
    Mr. Yamashita tells her that she sings like a bird.

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    At home, Bishamon draws a manga boy & girl. He writes in the bubble over her head—“I don’t want you.”
    Bishamon thinks: I will wait you out. Chiemi.

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    Chiemi jokes on the phone with her friend from Marketing: I guess I was in a mood. I was blowing this guy in a restroom at Club Futura, and I just left him there hanging. I told him I couldn’t go on. Just wasn’t into it. He tipped me, anyway. Three big ones. Sweetheart.

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    Her favorite nut is pistachio. She hates bedbugs & guys who write poems.
    Bishamon likes starfish & girls who can spin yarns. Loves movies built around reshuffled lovers, couples, lost and found, missing decks of mysterious cards. He writes haikus with movie titles.

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    Chiemi & Mr. Yamashita are speeding up some winding hill. They are both high again. The day is sunny. She is giving him head while he drives. He says This is so good for the ego. He becomes so relaxed that the car misses a turn. They are flying in the air. The ocean is very far below. Chiemi looks down. She closes her eyes but can’t scream.

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    Bishamon removes his artificial eye, inspects it. He lost his real eye in an accident when he was a kid. He imagines that the artificial eye can tell him secrets. Like a miniature world. The secret: Chiemi is a sweet bird who will someday fly into your bed.



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