Friday, June 25, 2010

On Senselessitive Inquiries

- What's that?

- What?

- That, on your right foot. I saw it yesterday.

- Its a keloid.

- Oh. It's dark I can't see it.

- Yeah. So, can you pass me the peanuts?

- Here.

- Thanks.

- How bad?

- Is what?

- The fire, your keloid.

- Who said it was because of a fire?

- No one. I just assumed.

- You just... What?

* * * * *

- You can tell me about it, you know.

- What, what?

- I said you can tell me about it!

- Oh. Tell you what?

- The accident.

- Seriously?

- Yes.

- Here, at the bar? At the dance floor?

- You don't have to carry this around, you know.

- You've gotta be kidding me.