Drabble: Vocabulary
P: Sir, you are looking tired today, such bags under your eyes! Are you getting enough sleep? Do I have to stop serving you coffee in the afternoons? *holding out coffee on a tray*
A: *growls and grabs the cup* Don't you dare ever stop my coffee! It's not the coffee, it's..ah...well, it's...
P: Yes? What is it? Can I help?
A: Well...maybe...I mean, Chikita, don't take this the wrong way, but you look like a girl who knows a lot of words. *quickly takes a sip of coffee trying to look innocent and non-offensive*
P: What even?? Oh, you mean I look like a nerd?
A: In the best possible way!
P: Yes, fine, the glasses get that a lot. But how can my knowing words help?
A: Well I've just been having these weird dreams disturbing my sleep, and there's this word I keep waking up with on my mind, but I don't know what it means!
P: Ok, what's the word?
A: "Fuggy!" What on earth is that, do you know?
P: *turns white* *drops the tray she was holding*
A: ...Chikita? What's going on, are you ok, did I say something wrong, is it some awful swear word, I'm so sorry -
P: No! It's...it's the most beautiful word in the world.
A: Really? What does it mean?
P: I...I can't tell you...I'm sorry, I...*stutters and stumbles and backs away before she says anything she isn't supposed to*
A: *watches her leave in confusion, wondering why Chikita is so strange sometimes! Why couldn't she just tell him what it means, if she obviously knows? But at least it does mean something and he's not waking up screaming gibberish like he thought, so maybe he'll sleep a bit better tonight, finally...*
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