Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Fernando

It is a gorgeous day on the beach.  The sun is shining as a light breeze caresses the palm trees.  The aqua ocean stretches as far as the eye can see and practically melds into the cloudless sky.  I take a deep breath and lay back in the chaise lounge.  I glance over the top of my sunglasses and see Fernando, the lithe, 20-something, Brazilian underwear model approaching with my pina coloda and bowl of grapes.  "Fernando," I say "Peel my grapes before feeding them to me this time.  I can't stand grape skin."  I close my eyes and relax as Fernando leans over me and one by one peels each grape and pops them in my mouth.  "Fernando, what is that smell?  Why am I smelling peanut butter?  What happened to the coconut oil I asked you to wear?"  I open my eyes expecting to see the lithe, 20-something, Brazilian underwear model named Fernando but instead I see the lithe, almost 2-something toddler Alexandra.  She is covered in peanut butter and jelly and instead of feeding me grapes she is systematically shoving goldfish down my throat.

And scene.

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