[Story] Mushrooms To Challenge X, we had to write a story in which they were present lust, sloth and gluttony. This was the result:
MUSHROOMS
Mushrooms.
Quinto Marcio The Tribune looked at the plate that the slave stood before him and then looked up at his wife lying on the couch at the other end of the table, which gave him a suggestive smile as he raised his glass of wine.
Mushrooms.
Fifth
was satisfied, the banquet had been as abundant as usual and will seemed that, much as he wished, and could not eat any more, even had thought to do without the candy that night, but that dish of mushrooms seemed to give his name in a soft whisper, begging him to eat it. The mushrooms were tender and juicy, garnished with herbs that filled his nostrils, had that silky smooth texture that I could not resist touching. He looked at his wife again and tried a sip of wine. Sabina seemed especially beautiful that night, inviting even, I kept looking at him with an intensity that Quintus long time no see. "I like to watch you eat," she had said once, that was really easy please her. The slave had been removed leaving the dish before him, would call it ugly again for you to retire.
Mushrooms.
were delicious.
* * *
Behind them was called "the Greek", but Sabina was as Roman as the Pantheon. The family lineage dating back to the first King Tarquinius and by all accounts, Quinto Marcio had a great marriage to marry the daughter of Gnaeus Sabino, Consul of Greece. Sabine had spent time in Rome, being very young, but had not returned to the city until he did so as the wife of the tribune Quinto Marcio.
thought his sister Marcia was one of those beautiful statues brought from Greece: quiet, calm, languid movements and haughty look. Interacted little with the other midwives with whom were friends and had left the whole weight of the house on the shoulders of Marcia. Sabina preferred to spend hours lying in the garden, watching plants believed, as if the best society of Rome were not enough for her.
Sometimes Marcia wondered what had brought her to marry his brother. Fifth was far from ideal man: coarse, and in years gone and gray, with little wit and clumsy ways. Marcia saw no signs of interest to him in his sister, went to him with a warm Fifth apathy seemed not to notice. There was only one moment that Sabina's eyes lit up when he looked at her husband at banquets.
Sabina just ate, entertained carelessly biting one of the dishes as she watched Fifth straight through the table. Sabina smiled. Marcia seemed obscene, saw his brother swallowing a dish after another while his wife did not take her eyes off him, smiling, even shiver, and at the end of the banquet, Sabina was dropped on the couch as if exhausted .
* * *
Sabina's body was perfect. Fifth could spend hours gazing before deciding to play it, she never said anything, trembling with excitement when she finally felt his hands husband traveled. Did not protest when he felt the weight of Fifth on it, but sometimes breathed a sigh. He did not move, he would remain silent, staring at the ceiling until he finished, even some of it away, as if they would like more contact with her husband's essential.
"I like to watch you eat," Quinto said she and covered his body with honey, candied cherries put on your nipples and bits of fruit around your navel. There seemed to please much, Sabina was distracted, staring at the ceiling while her husband ate, sighing with resignation when rose above it and, sometimes, when Quinto was panting with more intensity, looking at him with curiosity. Fifth wondered why he could not take the bed looks tempting to see in the table, those looks that excited him more than the coldness that was languishing in bed.
* * *
"I've since married the only man who runs around the house chasing the slaves.
Fifth running image was ridiculous, with his thin little legs that seemed at times not be able to hold the weight of your belly. Marcia looked at her sister, instead of with satisfaction and pride he felt that there was a complaint in his words might just be imagining it, because he did not like Sabina. Who knew what might be really thinking? Just talk, just show compliance with anything, let himself be led by Marcia in all matters concerning the house, never said no to a desire to fifth but what was she really? Marcia was sometimes tempted to ask. Sabina did not expect to tell the truth, did not trust her, but hoped to get something from the bottom of their lies, it would be better than that awkward silence.
- Are you all right, Sabina? had asked his sister had become suddenly more serious, a fine line in his mask of marble. Sabina looked at Marcia and shrugged.
"I'm tired," he said.
* * *
Fifth went to his room every night. At first you stand still, with the bed, watching her. That did not matter, made her feel beautiful and desired. She did not look as he undressed, a midwife must always show modest, blushing Sabina was adequate but could not get it even if you pinch his cheeks, had to resort to artificial color.
soon realized it did not matter too much, Fifth barely paid attention to detail, never noticed the small changes in their appearance. Sabina had ceased to apply color to your cheeks after the first week of marriage.
After
touched looking at her, Sabina felt his thick fingers following the curve of her neck, squeezing her nipples, sliding up her thighs, poking among them. In that time he turned his head and looked. Quinto looked at her with adoration, but did not seem to see it actually, he looked as though Sabina was a leg of lamb, ready to be devoured, even a trickle of saliva escaped from the corner of his lips. And then rose above it. Weighed. Came in and pushed and pushed again and again, seemed unable to finish, panting over her, drooling and pushing, until finally his whole body tensed and dropped. The first night he fell just above her, Sabina issued a plea to feel the huge body of her husband crushing, but even though I tried I could not move, until he noticed and pulled away from her. The rest of the night had tried to be dropped Fifth beside him, sweating profusely. Sabina tried to curl the end of the bed, reluctant to touch even if obliquely sticky body of her husband.
There was, however, good times. Fifth was a man who was really accommodating your every whim. He was rich and had a comfortable life. The slaves of washed, combed, dressed her and took her to the garden where she liked to sit in the shade on hot days summer, and were also lavish banquets I attended.
Sabina saw go in front of her dishes barely touched, never hungry. Fifth change was always hungry, the food disappeared into his mouth at an incredible speed, his hands were full of fat, we foresee his tongue, moist and pink, his saliva. At first he was staring, fascinated, then began to feel a tingling sensation that was going through her body, mounting him between the legs, Sabina could not stop looking at her husband as the pleasure was rising in intensity. Distance. There was always a table between them. His sister, Marcia, watched with disapproval, as if pretending in public admiration for her husband who did not show in private. That was not, Marcia could not understand.
Sabina did not know why her sister hated her. Never did anything to antagonize her, never really did anything if I could help. Sometimes think of helping at home, but he did not want and Marcia managed well alone. Sometimes thought to accompany her visits, but the tired out, was much more pleasant to sit in the garden.
There
discovered the mushrooms in the garden one morning. I knew they were poisonous, his mother had taught him to distinguish, her mother would be very heavy, kept repeating things over and over again until it stuck in his head and scolded her for always being distracted. Sabina now suddenly remembered things I did not know he knew, but never mentioned. This time did not say anything about the mushrooms, however there was no danger if no one picked up. Poisonous mushrooms were the most beautiful, which had a tasty appearance. Sabina recalled that the Fifth loved mushrooms.
* * *
was there, lying in the garden like a marble statue. Motionless. Marcia sometimes wondered if Sabina breathed, until an effort that would be too big for her as reach out and say hello. Sabina pretended he had not seen it, if it came close to it maybe a smile. Marcia did not want to come, this morning I had many things to do, the consul Marcus Aemilius came that afternoon and spend a week stay at his house. There were too many things to prepare.
Emilio
was an old friend of his father, who had spent years stationed in Gaul. Marcia had long not seen, found it so old and so thick that, at his side, his brother looked thin. Marcia could not help looking at Sabina, the eyes of his sister, curious, not deviating from the guest, who seemed delighted with the samples of interest.
That night, at a banquet held in honor of Emilio, the eyes of Sabina were only for his guest. Marcia realized that his sister's eyes sparkled more than usual, his face usually motionless, seemed transformed and full of color, her lips parted, her skin flushed showed. It even seemed that Sabina was suppressed, every morsel that Emilio is in his mouth, shrugged Sabina came to bite her lips as if to stifle a groan.
the end of the banquet Sabina was exhausted, sweaty, had been dropped on the couch trying to calm his breathing and kept looking to Emilio. Marcia went to her side and glared, but it seemed that his brother had not noticed anything.
Marcia could not wait that Emilio week end and leave again due to Gaul, only quiet breath away when she saw her coach, contrasted with the sadness of Sabine, her sister did not bother to hide it, but said nothing. Marcia watched, and after one day, the sadness began to subside and the face of Sabina returned to his usual stoicism.
None of those days Emilio asked, but I sensed it was Marcia who occupied his thoughts. He sat for hours, dreamy eyed, it really was not very different from what we did before, but thought he had changed Marcia, who sighed over. One day Sabina said something that surprised her:
"We could serve mushrooms tonight.
had never been concerned about the menu, and your suggestion made to her sister Marcia looked frowning, but Sabine said nothing and saw no reason to refuse his whim. I did not want to hear the cries of Fifth to deny a simple desire for his wife. Marcia gave precise orders to please her, but felt there was something odd about the suggestion and was nervous all night.
Sabina had insisted on serving the mushrooms at the end of the meal, after the hearty meal of mushroom dishes were rejected by most people. Sabina plate stood before her, not touching, the eye of his sister was pinned to his brother, who seemed to have no problem giving a good account of the mushrooms. Sabina seemed to smile as the Fifth jaws began to chew.
"They're delicious," said his brother, while he was eating until your plate empty.
* * *
Sabina had watched Marcia instructed slaves to last minute changes for dinner. She had chosen not to rise from his comfortable chair in the garden. The mushrooms were on their feet, so tempting. It would be difficult to bend down and pick them up one by one, without noticing Marcia. He knew how to do it, I knew how to go through the kitchen and leave them on hand for the cook, no one would notice. The poison was the largest and always served the best snacks Fifth, other guests will not be compromised and, if you ran ... well, sometimes in great battles die innocent. Would so easy, just had to bend down and pick mushrooms, would be free to pursue their dreams, to run into Gaul and reconnect with the consul Emilio.
Was not that what you wanted? How I dreamed since I was gone?
Yes, I wanted very much. Sabina joined. Just had to get up, squat, snatch the land the mushrooms, then flatten the ground so as not to notice ...
sighed.
Sabina sank back in his chair, there was no hurry. And would tomorrow.
And in a few days, "as did"