Post by Tash on Jun 2, 2009 14:31:05 GMT -5
She tosses her head, clearing her hair from her eyes and takes a sip of water from the glass that was placed in front of her.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. I just...don't find that many things worth getting upset over. Annoyed, sure. Frustrated, maybe. But anything a lot bigger than that, I just don't tend to get into it too often. I'm sure people think I let things roll of my back because I'm afraid of really fighting for something - because I'm insecure," She puts the glass down and shrugs. The gesture is more for herself than anything but she's starting to realize just how good he is at reading people despite his lack of eyesight. I'll never make the mistake of calling this one 'blind' she thought. Sightless? Yes. But blind, he's most definitely not."I don't know. Maybe there's something to what they say, but if there is I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. And it's nothing that I could benefit from worrying about now, even if it was true. What it is for me is simply that I think life is to short and too full of potential to be squisito bello - exquisitely beautiful, if you'll pardon the corniness for sweating the small stuff to be worth it. It's not that I'm heartless, I'm just a roll with the punches kind of girl. Not everyone can think like that. Who am I to judge, you know?"
She says, realizing she was suffering from word vomit again and looking down at the napkin in her lap, a little embarrassed. The only other people she'd ever been able to talk to like this were Tony and Dom. Guess I'm just better with guys. She thought to herself with a little mental laugh. How ironic for a girl that used to be such a tomboy as a kid - and still kind of was in a lot of ways.
Tony was her brother - her twin - so of course, being able to talk to him had pretty much made sense. And Dominic...she didn't quite know where to start with Dominic. He'd always made her feel this strange blend of comfort, contentedness and a self consciousness she was totally unaccustomed to feeling around anyone else. It wasn't that he judged her, it was not and had never been that. No, far from it: they'd grown up together and she felt confident saying that she knew him better than most anyone. It was just he made her feel something in the pit of her stomach, something that was totally unique and not at all unwelcome, really. She always felt the need to impress him, but paradoxically that somehow never made her feel uncomfortable around the lanky young Italian man. Spending time with Dominic......was like being raised alongside a wolf cub. They'd been "puppies" together, so to speak. She knew him forwards and backwards but no matter how long you'd known that wolf cub, once he was full grown, he was still, deep down, a wild animal. For all his sweetness and strong silent charm, there was something feral about Dominic Andretti that was always exciting. She and her brother and Dominic had grown up together. They were the Italian Three Musketeers.
But Tony went to school four hours away and Dominic was back in Palermo.
It was nice to have someone she felt comfortable talking to.
"Sorry." She says with a nervous little laugh. "Word vomit there. I don't usually go on and on like that. Just for two other people really, I haven't really felt comfortable just talking in front of too many other people. My brother and my, well, my friend Dominic." Tash adds, then rolls her eyes to herself. "Way to go me, I'm not answering your question at all, am I?! Sorry Connor!" She gives a sardonic little laugh and continues. "What brings me to 42? Well high school and college for me are just kind of hoops I have to jump through. My grandmother owns stables out in Italy. Some of my cousins help run the ranch for her - the place is kind of a job emporium for the family. Don't have a job yet, work for Grandma Rose for a while. That sort of thing. She does specialty trail rides for wealthy tourists and breeds horses on the side. Out of all my cousins, though, I'm probably the one who loves the place the most and so Grandma Rose willed it to me. So I already have a job that I love set up for me. School is a formality. My brother and I decided that just to be adventurous we'd go to different high schools. We've always gone to school together and wanted to branch out just for kicks and giggles. I picked this one because we have family friends in this city and I've always loved it. How about you? What's your story?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. I just...don't find that many things worth getting upset over. Annoyed, sure. Frustrated, maybe. But anything a lot bigger than that, I just don't tend to get into it too often. I'm sure people think I let things roll of my back because I'm afraid of really fighting for something - because I'm insecure," She puts the glass down and shrugs. The gesture is more for herself than anything but she's starting to realize just how good he is at reading people despite his lack of eyesight. I'll never make the mistake of calling this one 'blind' she thought. Sightless? Yes. But blind, he's most definitely not."I don't know. Maybe there's something to what they say, but if there is I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. And it's nothing that I could benefit from worrying about now, even if it was true. What it is for me is simply that I think life is to short and too full of potential to be squisito bello - exquisitely beautiful, if you'll pardon the corniness for sweating the small stuff to be worth it. It's not that I'm heartless, I'm just a roll with the punches kind of girl. Not everyone can think like that. Who am I to judge, you know?"
She says, realizing she was suffering from word vomit again and looking down at the napkin in her lap, a little embarrassed. The only other people she'd ever been able to talk to like this were Tony and Dom. Guess I'm just better with guys. She thought to herself with a little mental laugh. How ironic for a girl that used to be such a tomboy as a kid - and still kind of was in a lot of ways.
Tony was her brother - her twin - so of course, being able to talk to him had pretty much made sense. And Dominic...she didn't quite know where to start with Dominic. He'd always made her feel this strange blend of comfort, contentedness and a self consciousness she was totally unaccustomed to feeling around anyone else. It wasn't that he judged her, it was not and had never been that. No, far from it: they'd grown up together and she felt confident saying that she knew him better than most anyone. It was just he made her feel something in the pit of her stomach, something that was totally unique and not at all unwelcome, really. She always felt the need to impress him, but paradoxically that somehow never made her feel uncomfortable around the lanky young Italian man. Spending time with Dominic......was like being raised alongside a wolf cub. They'd been "puppies" together, so to speak. She knew him forwards and backwards but no matter how long you'd known that wolf cub, once he was full grown, he was still, deep down, a wild animal. For all his sweetness and strong silent charm, there was something feral about Dominic Andretti that was always exciting. She and her brother and Dominic had grown up together. They were the Italian Three Musketeers.
But Tony went to school four hours away and Dominic was back in Palermo.
It was nice to have someone she felt comfortable talking to.
"Sorry." She says with a nervous little laugh. "Word vomit there. I don't usually go on and on like that. Just for two other people really, I haven't really felt comfortable just talking in front of too many other people. My brother and my, well, my friend Dominic." Tash adds, then rolls her eyes to herself. "Way to go me, I'm not answering your question at all, am I?! Sorry Connor!" She gives a sardonic little laugh and continues. "What brings me to 42? Well high school and college for me are just kind of hoops I have to jump through. My grandmother owns stables out in Italy. Some of my cousins help run the ranch for her - the place is kind of a job emporium for the family. Don't have a job yet, work for Grandma Rose for a while. That sort of thing. She does specialty trail rides for wealthy tourists and breeds horses on the side. Out of all my cousins, though, I'm probably the one who loves the place the most and so Grandma Rose willed it to me. So I already have a job that I love set up for me. School is a formality. My brother and I decided that just to be adventurous we'd go to different high schools. We've always gone to school together and wanted to branch out just for kicks and giggles. I picked this one because we have family friends in this city and I've always loved it. How about you? What's your story?"