From: paalde@stud.cs.uit.no (The Last Viking)
Subject: Romancer...
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 10:31:38 GMT

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Written by Paal D. Ekran, Tromsoe 17. April 1994.

The events and characters described in this story are fictitious. Any
similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is unintentional
and purely coincidental.

to someone on the other side...

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                                  ROMANCER

 We had agreed to meet by the river dam. I was wearing a white T-shirt with
 blue stripes, a green bermuda-shorts and a pair of well-worn shoes. Nothing
 special, as I liked it simple, yet I must admit I wore some extra after
 shave. I could not risk scratching her beautiful skin, so I had just
 shaved.

 I'd known her for a few weeks, met her at the market. I remember that I was
 looking at her, standing just a few feet's away, when she had accidentally
 dropped her groceries. I had rushed to pick them up. Later we met again.
 Nobody knew about us.

 I sat there on a rock overgrown by humid moss, waiting, suddenly I could
 hear her footsteps enclosing from behind. I turned around and her beautiful
 smile met me.

  "Hi" she said.
  "Hi" I replied, looking down in the ground.
  "I have brought some food"  she continued.
  "Good, I am hungry" I smiled back at her.

 By the river there was a field, she headed for it, and I followed in her
 footsteps. We came to a spot that seemed to be fine, sat down. She handed
 me some chicken, we ate, talked, laughed and shared a beer.
 Later she put the food away. I looked at her, smiling. Both she and I were
 lying in the deep grass, the summer, the birds, the fresh smell, the sounds
 of bees and insects, all having a great time, her head on my arm, and I
 still had the taste of chicken and rice in my mouth.

 I got up on the side, looked at her. She too wore a T-shirt, and a shorts
 that she had made from a jeans. I looked at her mouth, examined her make-up.
 Her beautiful hair shone in the sun, her eyes teased me. As I got a bit
 closer, I gave her a gentle kiss. Her eyes were totally focused on me. I
 rested my head on her chest, moving my right arm around her. She made a
 cute noise with her mouth. I smiled and stroked my finger through her hair
 with the other hand. Time became endless as we were lying there, the place
 became unimportant as we were alone, and reality was a distant shadow far
 away. In the background we could hear the sound of the river floating by.

 I got up and selected a flower from the flora that surrounded us. I placed
 it behind her ear, she looked at me.

 "I love you" she said.
 "Mmmmmm, promise you'll be mine, forever" I smiled back on her.
 "I do" she laughed.

 I gave her a real hug, and just laid down with one arm around her, and my
 head resting on her arm. I was in heaven, nirvana. I felt utterly great,
 enjoying every second, every smell, every sound, every feeling, life
 eternal...

 Suddenly I heard a high-pitched metallic noise. I was back in my VR chair
 in my living-room.

 "DAMN!!" I cried out.

 I asked home station why I was disconnected.

 "Your account has been shut down, as you're under investigation for hacking
 and credit fraud. The FBI will soon be here, I have been informed that I am
 to keep you in within the house.."

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