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Friday, January 26, 2007

drunk dissolution

A bar. 2 friends. One is polishing of what looks like her 3rd or 4th drink. A sudden lull in the conversation before lights up.

1: (taking a deep breath after she gulps her drink) --whoa. i haven’t drank this much in a long time.
2: drunk.
1: i’m not drunk.
2: no. you haven’t drunk this much in a long time.
1: yeah. (takes a deep breath and says on the exhale--) i know.
you know what i noticed? or heard, rather? or read?--i forget. whatever.
wait, what was i saying? oh yeah. you know what I realized? every good restaurant has grammar mistakes on their menus.
2: its
1: it’s what?
2: every good restaurant has grammar mistakes on its menu. the subject of that sentence is "every restaurant," which is singular.
1: what did i say?
2: you said.—nevermind.
1: are you mad at me?
2: what?
1: are you mad at me?
2: (laughing) what are you even talking about? here. have some water.
1: stop yelling at me.
(silence. uncomfortable shifts in respective seats. silence.)
2: (just making conversation) i wish it would stop raining.
(silence)
1: it’s always raining somewhere.
(1 suddenly downs the rest of her drink and rises to leave.
2 is left to contemplate the sudden truth she is faced with.)

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