"Yeah."Yeah. Because I can't fuck one. Okay? There, you happy? We've psychoanalyzed me enough to know that I made you because I wanted to turn some childhood crush into a virginal madonna image. Because I will never be able to treat you as just another friend, just another Tleil, just another child. Because you were my first Centaur, my first sentient at all. Because your first child died in my arms. Because I though Lisa Ann Lewis pretty enough to be given a second chance." I paused for a second, then snarled, "There. Are you finally satisfied, Carroll Lewis Shardik? Are you happy with the answers you've gotten?" I rose from the bench and took a step for the door. |