Delixe
Location
Assigned to a table to be quietly seated
Attempting to, for a slight moment, be an ordinary, tranquil student
His face concentrated on the slim technology placed in front of him
A search on the web, to keep him well-balanced
Curved out spine glued to the thin fabrics as if it became part of the skin
The posture screamed to me and it asked for comfort
One minute, tick, two minutes, tock, three minutes go out the window
Took a look in his direction, no one to be seen
The slim technology remained in place whereas the owner did not
In those three minutes, he became a victim of wicked temptation
Cannot play the card of staying still, an impossible act to accomplish
My provisional eyesight watches his step one by one
He is being slightly irritated and is craving for attention
Walking towards to me, his eyes are talking, telling me he needs interaction
To the right of me he sits to keep me company once again
He mentions my name with a sense of relief and joy
A small smile appears on his face
His arms open wide, reach to hug me and give me a sense of safety
Still seated and without a movement, I become a part of him
A second home has been established
A slight smile makes an appearance on my pale face
He craved for human interaction
My business prevented the interaction to occur
But briefly, afterwards, I gave in
Looking directly at me, he knew what his purpose was
The computer needed a break,
It was close shut by him, no attention now
As I was facing him, another smile appeared
“I am bored.”
Agony appeared again
He places his hands towards me
What a child he is
We played this game before and he knew that I was terrible at it
He still plays the game, he does not care
Does he think we are five?
Sure does feel like it with the game of patty cake
A sense of company that has not been felt in years
But let’s remember to not stray away from that path
The focus goes back to the computer
School is first, friends can wait
Disappointment infects his eyes
He wants more
Mumbles my name, signaling that he is not done
The call gets ignored
He pushes me side to side as I try to concentrate
I let him know this is not going to work
Calls my name, but louder than before
My concentration is broken and I attend to him
“What do you want?” I ask, knowing the answer
He leans towards the screen to see
He gets interested in the task that prevented me from attending to him
We talk plenty as he wished
He leans towards me as he places his head on my shoulder
My worries fade away, I am with peace
His sense of comfort will fade away in a matter of months
But it will be remembered