By Cosette
Date: 7 July 1999

Middle

we were having this lunch at mcdonald's
and i ordered my usual favorite
fried chicken and buns and fries and coke
and he ordered his usual favorite
fried chicken and buns and fries and coke (too)
the glass window's misted by raindrops
nothing new though its our nth time here this season
damn its too cold that we both stood up to turn off the aircon
he chuckled 
he told me to sit 
he told the crewguy to turn it off instead
i winked at him
then he began talking about some of his high school friends
he informed me they would play starcraft tonight
and i told him i downloaded some secret cheat codes
and i bragged that i used them to win 
(my brother now's listed at highest scorers)
and he laughed 
and he winked at me
a few minutes later the crewguy served us our order
and we ate 
as always i set aside the chicken skin 
for me they are the best part
crunchy, spicy and tender for later... for last
and he ate his lunch, he finished earlier
and he looked at me while i took bites
and while i was having the final bites and sip from my coke
he took the chicken skin from my plate and ate it
he grinned at me and said "i love this part too!"
and i wonder if he ever remembered i loved that last part
i just looked at him...something in him i would never understand
maybe the next time i'd be here would be summertime 
no rain, no cold
later when we broke up, i realizeed
that lunch date was marked the middle of our term



for a former love "warmachine"
inspired by sinneD