Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Break-up break-down

“Joseph, hi.”

“Tabitha, hey, how´s it going?”

“I´m...fine. Fine.”

“I was just perusing the menu. I think I´m going to have the fish. Then again, the special today is lasagna.”

“Didn´t you hate the fish the last time we were here?”

“Hm?”

“The fish...you said last time that it was too greasy. Remember?”

“So you think I should get the lasagna?”

“No. I just think....”

“Maybe there´s a different cook today. The fish can´t always be that bad.”

“Get whatever you want Joseph.”

“Hmmmmm. How’s work babe?”

“It´s okay.”

“What are you going to have? The panini´s here are great.”

“I don´t know I haven´t even looked yet?”

“This one has eggplant, red pepper and mushrooms.”

“I hate eggplant Joseph.”

“Yea, I know.  I meant for me.”

“Right, well, I´m actually not all that hungry.”

“I think i´m going to....oh just a sec, my phone´s vibrating.   Hello? ... Haha Micheal, how´s it going? ....No, 
no don´t worry. ... How about tonight?... Oh can you wait one sec, the waitress is here... yea hi, sorry about 
that, I´ll have the lasagna and the soup to start, and can you bring me a coke?  thanks ...  go ahead Tabby...sorry Micheal, I´m back ...

“Yea, can I just have the Cobb salad, without the meat please, and an iced tea? Thanks.”

“... I don´t know, I hated the last movie he was in... No, that was Harrison Ford... yea i can drop her off on the way home... alrighty, see you then.  It was Mike. That guy...geez.  So what did you order?”

“A hamburger.”

“Great, so you´re eating meat again?”

“Seems so.”

“Finally, anyway what were we talking about?”

“Um, we weren´t really.”

“Oh just a sec, I think I got a text.”

“Oh, of course... I´d hate for you to miss that.”

“Just...a...second....won´t...take.....Ok I´m done.”

“Look Joseph, we need to talk.”

“Yea sure, what´s on your mind?”

“I know I´ve been a little bit distant lately but I..”

“Well maybe a little but I just sort of assumed you were working on some personal stuff.”

“Oh? What made you assume that?”

“I mean...well, you know how you are.”

“Uh huh. Well I wasn´t, not really anyway.”

“Oh right, right. Your mom, have you heard back from her?”

“Huh?  Oh yea, that. Yea it´s fine. Apparently it was more Jim´s problem. He has a thing about...his tools.”

“Maybe cause he is one, right?”

“What? Jim isn´t a tool. I mean, he´s not perfect but-”

“Yea, yea. I was just joking. Of course, it was just a joke.”

“Anyway, like I was saying,”

“Oh here comes the waitress, god, I´m hungry. Thanks and can I get that coke please? Salad again Tab? You 
got to change it up a bit every now and then.”

“Joseph, please just listen for a minute. This isn´t easy for me. I...”

“What isn´t easy, baby? If you need help with something, just tell me and I´m there. You know that.”

“No, it´s not like that. Just...”

“Ok I know what this is about. I knew you would bring it up again eventually.”

“What?”

“Hawaii.”

“Hawaii?”

“Yea, remember? You mentioned going on vacation together and I thought maybe it was too soon.”

“Ugh, 6 months ago?”

“I don´t know. Anyway I think I´m ready for that now. We should go.”

“No, Joseph. I don´t want to go to Hawaii with you. I´ve been thinking...”

“Mexico?”

“Ugh! Shut up! Ok, I´m sorry but I don’t want to go to Mexico with you. I don´t want to go anywhere with you. I don´t even want to be anywhere with you anymore. I´ve been trying to talk to you for weeks now and you never listen to me!  I think I might actually hate you.”