"Where are you going?"
"I said take a left..."
"No, you said take a right..."
"Not my fault that someone can't hear..."
"Not my fault that someone can't give directions..."
He glared at me as I folded my arms, giving out a huff of exasperation. If someone ever came close enough to talk, he'd stammer until I told him the name, or where things were. Dependant, but dominant, and I hated it. The latest no-brainer effort was to find the hotel room, though it was probing to be more difficult than what I had first expected.
"You did this on purpose!"
"I'm just doing what you told me. I want my body back!"
He threw his hands up, cursing loudly.
"Dan, my man! What's eating you? Lost your room again?"
"Yeah....ummm..."
"Ben..."
"Yeah Ben, I did..."
"You alright? You don't look too good..."
"Long day, lost of practicing."
"Danny, you slept until noon, went to lunch for three hours, then spent two hours shining and polishing those guitars!"
He shot me another look of daggers that seemed an ashamed gesture to Ben.
"You know Darren would throw a fit if you weren't hauling your load. Come on, off to your room. I don't think you are all yourself today."
She he led the way down the hallway I had first said, pulling the key from 'my' jacket pocket.
"Write yourself a note so you don't forget it again."
"I won't forget, Ben, I promise you that..."
"Whatever man...Take a nap and I'll give ya a wake up call when we're ready to leave."
Ben walked away shaking his head as the door slowly shut.
"Thank you so much for making me look like a complete ass in front of one of my best friends..."
"Daniel, it is time for you to learn what I want."
"Alright, I'm listening."
"I want to experience life...The aspects that make you different from everything around you. I want to live the essence of something I take so easily. I won't lie, I have another reason, but that is none of your concern."
"What can you do that you don't need to be taught?"
"You'll find that out soon enough, though I need copies of the songs you'll be performing so I can learn them."
"By tomorrow night?"
"Better hope so for your sake..."
He fell asleep with the CD playing in his ears, leaving me alone to search for my non-existent reflection in the window.
