Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Discussion Underlain With Theory
Stelly on fresh prescription meds, so
informs Carl she’s not about to decide
anything. He theorizes she’s the opposite
of her name: Stella: Star, steady over millions of
years. She further clarifies that she is minimum-
ly, desperately, trying to stay intact
an hour at a crack.
They both apply the character high-
lighter thereafter, his indicating that
she’s permanently, hopelessly, scattered,
and hers, finally: His mother really did
a job on him! Presently, they’ve
not spoken in a week.
Bridget, his sister, suggests a token offering
of flowers. The gesture trumping the amount. He
listens, "Bridge" having a psych degree. Moreover,
one of them.
Labels: argument, couple, keeping it together, lovers' quarrel, men and women