Ritual.
At a certain time of the day,
The journey to the kitchen is different to most others that took place that day,
There is now a deliberate certainty as to why my feet walk with such grit
As I take a turn into the kitchen, I'm first greeted by a light wind
Then the sun's rays, it plays around the floor, walls, and my arm
I see her now, I see her standing there
Tall neck and plump body,
Her insides, warmer than usual
She's been in the sun all day,
Shit,
I jump to take her out of the heat
I open the freezer door
I lay her down on her side inside,
I close the freezer door
It takes a couple of minutes for her to cool down
The impatience in me is rising steadily
I walk around, this time there is an uncertainty to my step
Hannah, do we have a cork screw?
I shout but no response
I start looking for the cork screw
I can't find the corkscrew
I start to panic as I scour through the draws
Still no corkscrew
I walk now with certainty to the room,
As I open the door,
Hannah, is there a corkscrew?
No, there is not,
Panic sets in again,
Oh, actually, there is,
Ok
I start to relax,
My breath evens out
Another journey to the kitchen commences
We find the corkscrew
As I return back to the freezer
The action of taking her out
Placing her upright
Firmly gripping her neck
Not too tight, makes my spine erect
I start cutting away at her lip,
Unveiling her as I pull back part of her capsule,
Taking the corkscrew
I place its tip in the middle of her cork
I start to twist
Applying more pressure as the screw swivels in
It's time she takes her first breath
Pop
The cork is out.
I grab her body.
The glass is ready,
I position it and pour her in.
Her soft red fluid pulsating out of her neck
I lift the glass bringing it to my mouth,
Sip.