05 Nov A Short Story: High Spirits.

A Short Story

*This story is entirely a work of fiction.*

Isabella:

(Laughs while speaking)

You really have been writing some thug shit recently…

Avi:

(Softly smiles)

Is it offending you?

Isabella:

(Warmly smiles)

It’s certainly some of the most thug shit that I’ve heard in a long time, but not it doesn’t offend me because I know you… and I know that you make art through creating characters that tell stories.

Avi:

I appreciate that about you.

Isabella:

Have you released any of your new vibes/songs yet? What are people saying about them?

Avi:

No, not yet. I’ve made about 4 or 5 new vibes. I’m just going to hold on to the vibes for now. I have noticed other people at studios kind of stop what they’re doing to listen to the stuff I make though, so I’m probably going in the right direction.

Isabella:
Why don’t you release them like you normally do? You always post all of the art you make.

Avi:

I’m not sure, I just haven’t wanted to.

Isabella:

How are you feeling?

Avi:

Shit, I haven’t been asked that question in a long time. How am I feeling? I feel the absence of love often, yet I feel some strong love from certain people and that makes me feel good.

Isabella:
(Doesn’t say anything)

Avi:

Why didn’t you say anything after I said that?

Isabella:

(Closes her eyes while speaking)

Your words, the way you speak them, they penetrate toughly yet sweetly at the same time; it’s like a double-edged sword.

Avi:

I can’t really help that, I speak from my soul or I don’t speak at all.

Isabella:
(Smiles)

That’s why I like you, whether its good or bad, it’s honest. I don’t ever have to guess on how you’re feeling.

Avi:

(Relieved)

I was looking through some of the new artwork that you’ve been making; some of it is quite interesting.

Isabella:

Oh yeah?

Avi:

Yeah… you really do have conduit clairvoyance that I have never seen before on this type of level. I’ve always appreciated that about you.

Isabella:

(Warmly laughs)

So are we just swapping compliments today, or?

Avi:

A mutual respect, the integrity of chemistry between us is noble.

Isabella:

(Slightly blushes)

I like that line.

Avi:

Thank you. I guess that’s all that I’m really asking from people right now… is just to let me know what they think is catchy when I say it. That’s the type of feedback that will help accelerate my way to starting to work on some album songs and another project that I’m thinking of working on.

Isabella:

(Beamingly smiles)

I’ve always let you know what I thought was catchy… in fact, sometimes some of your words are too catchy, can’t get them out of my head.

Avi:

That’s also good feedback, because if a line is too catchy, the inclination to just repeat that line in a song is high. I’m trying to avoid some of that, especially as I move from making vibes to songs.

Isabella:

So you’re feeling good or?

Avi:

Yeah, I mean I feel good, I feel great, actually I feel better than I have in a long time. It’s just important for me to create venting sessions to deal with some of the relentless animosity people have towards me, that’s all.

Isabella:

Yeah, I’m not sure why people behave that way towards you.

Avi:

I think it’s because I have a tone of voice that they know that they can’t compete with, it doesn’t even matter what I say. It’s weird, it literally drives some people insane to hear me speak, or hear me laugh or to see me smile.

Isabella:

Well you always know that I’m loving you real good.

Avi:
(Abruptly laughs)

Why you started speaking stupid like me?

Isabella:

(Laughs)

Because it’s funny, I know you speak like that to be funny and not because you’re stupid.

Avi:

So why you always started laughing when you’re around me then?

Isabella:

(Rolls her eyes)

I should have never started giving you compliments.

Avi:

(Closes his eyes for a few minutes)

This is going to sound like a weird question, but when you close your eyes what’s the first image or word that you see, right now, in this instantaneous point of time?