Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Just Visiting -

Laila sleeps.

Her long copper hair is sprawled across the pillow and she breathes slowly, nullifying our morning agenda. Today is her birthday, though, so I don't wake her up.

We spent Saturday night marching up and down Chestnut Street in heels, avoiding the sewer grates and hugging our bodies until we had imbibed enough canned heat to feel warm from the inside. Swirling inside a dark and crowded little dance club, Laila and I sweated out the alcohol with a mixture of house and hip hop, surreptitiously slipping between men, and occasionally breaking for a burst of cool night air. Outside, we made small talk with the door man and patronized all of the boys wearing glasses without prescription lenses. (Most of these boys were also in plaid.) Coquettish banter with almost everyone waiting in line meant that no one was a stranger when we plunged back into the cacophony of the crowd.

The city is alive and we are fresh with the freedom of interlopers.


13 comments:

  1. my friend and i wiggled around cobblestone streets in heels, not a great mixture but nothing beats a girls night spent dancing :)

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  2. sounds like a great night. definitely great writing.

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  3. This sounds like the kind of escapism I need right now x

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  4. ^^ so true
    i would love to be in that scene right now
    amazing writing as always
    love
    xx

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  5. LuLu this does remind me of my younger days, going out dancing with my girlfriends... it was so much fun... :)

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  6. Only you can make a fun night out seem as beautifully whimsical as the most enchanting memory.

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  7. You painted a picture here that I would love to step in...sounds like a relaxing and fun escape

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  8. Ahhh nostalgia! A wonderfully carefree and joyous night that I wish I could recreate every weekend, unfortunately I can't handle my liquor like I used to so traipsing the streets in high heels equates to stumbling ungracefully LOL!

    Beautiful writing,
    SDMxx
    www.daringcoco.com

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  9. sounds like a good girls night :)

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  10. LOVE your writing style! Amazing.
    xoxo Christyl from www.christylliving.blogspot.com

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  11. Damn I want to go out dancing now!

    Beinging back the best of the nights while leaving the crap bits behind.

    <3

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  12. summer, this has the scent of summer to it, i can hear the music, i cannot wait...

    xx

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  13. OH FAKE GLASSES. go away.

    xoxo

    where are ewe?

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