Drinks and Talks

“That was so sweet,” Vanessa drawled with a pout.

“This is a human being you all,” she stated and glared at the rest of the men.

“You are wrong. He's not human,” Shem retorted and glared back at her. Before Vanessa could retaliate, Wayne cleared his throat.

“Would you like me to tell you my first impression of her?” he asked Dolly without looking at Olive who was actually looking up at him.

“Yes, please. I was going to ask you anyway,” she replied. He looked down at Olive with a clenched jaw and his muscles flicking slightly in them.

“When I first saw you, I felt something I had never ever felt before. I felt like my world had come crashing down. Usually, I feel angry and have the urge to take revenge when something that belongs to me is destroyed. But when I first saw you...I...I felt like I had lost it all. Like I was desolate, hopeless. I got the greatest wave of despair ever.

“The next few minutes after that, I felt angry. So much anger that I was scared I would unleash it on my m