Leah and her quest

1 month ago 19th May 17:29

"You want to become what?" This was my first reaction when my flatmate Leah told me of her latest idea. another of her endless quests for a more fulfilled life. It was safe to say that she was not altogether happy with her lot and tried aimlessly to find something that would enable her to feel 'more at one'.

"I'm going to become orgasmic."

Usually I’m not stuck for an answer but this time she had stumped me. "What the hell does that mean? - Where did you pull that one from?"

There we were sitting in a Starbuck's. it was rare that we had a day off work together so we took advantage of them whenever we could. Leah loved browsing round the bookshops, and I could usually be found checking out the latest fashions. For a few months now, I had secretly wanted to be more to Leah than the other girl sleeping in the other room. I wanted to be her lover, share her bed. But I didn’t want to ruin our friendship, and my caution came about when taking Leah’s past relationships into consideration, quite simpley they never lasted very long, and were few and far between.

"It’s a book I spotted in a bookshop the other day. In fact, I think it was this one." She smiled wryly. "Orgasmic A Way Of Life," she went on, "is a sexual and personal growth programme for women."

Leah’s pretty face beamed with enthusiasm. She looked at me with brown eyes widened with a passion of a different kind to the one that I wished I saw, and her rosy lips had parted slightly. Damn, she was so beautiful, so alive.

I, on the other hand, had my fair share of attention but never considered myself in the same league. I had shoulder length red hair and green eyes. Below them a spatter of freckles emphasised my cheekbones. I stood a couple of inches shorter than Leah at 5ft 6. My figure was trim and well in proportion to my height. I could never understand why she always needed to revamp her life with these special programmes. She was already fabulous.

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