Dada 31

That evening, Mo came to see me. He said that we could get together if we wanted. He asked me if I wanted him to move in, to live with him. I replied as I had once before that that didn’t mean anything, but I said yes sure. The house was empty now with Dada gone. I was pretty sure that I didn’t love anyone but it would be good to share the house. Mo protested. I explained that it was of no importance whatsoever, but if it that was he wanted, we could get together. And besides, he was the one asking and I was happy to say yes. He then said that living together was a serious business especially in this country.

I said: “Not at all! You just have do what everyone else does here; keep quiet and fake it. Then they leave you alone.’

Mo said nothing for a moment but just looked at me in silence. Then he spoke. He simply wanted to know if I would say yes to any other man who asked me, if I were involved with them in the same way.

I said: “Probably!”  

He  wondered if I loved him but there was no way I could know anything about that. After another moment`s silence, he murmured that I was very strange. He undoubtedly loved me for that very reason, but that one day he might find me repulsive, for that same reason if I was to perform something he found outrageous . When I said nothing, because I had nothing more to say, he smiled. He put his arm through mine and said that he wanted us to get together and we would celebrate this weekend. He said we could do it as soon as we wanted. I told him about my boss`s plan and he said he`d like to get to know KL and the whole Australasian thing. I told him that I had no big plans, except for sailing a big pirate ship and he laughed. He asked me what it would be like. I told him we had been invited up the coast with Iskra this Sunday. He clapped his hands and said ‘Oh yes’