“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.”
