“So?”
“It’s a six-word story. Genius.
Why do you drink that crap?”
She stirred instant coffee. He was drinking pour-over from the café. She couldn’t afford six bucks, and anyway she
hated it bitter.
“That’s not a story.”
She knew stories. She would tell them someday, but not to
him.
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ReplyDeleteOOh. So understated. Yet so much is demonstrated by the tension of this stand off! " She stirred instant coffee. He was drinking pour-over from the café. She couldn’t afford six bucks..."
ReplyDeleteAnd I love this "She would tell them someday, but not to him. " Made me want to yell out "Yeah!!"
It took me a few times of reading this to get it -- then I got it! The end is perfect!
ReplyDelete"She knew stories. She would tell them someday, but not to him."
Love the authority in that last line. Not a doubt about it.
ReplyDelete"Why do you drink that crap?" What a punk. Great detail. Just enough to let us in.