"Would my sadness be worse with you, or without?" He mumbled while staring straight ahead.
"What?" She leafed through a magazine while never looking up.
"Nothing."
They sat on the patio in the chairs they found on clearance years ago at Lowe's. They gently rocked, which he did while searching the clear blue sky for answers.
"I wonder what life would've been like with somebody else." He watched a cardinal land on the fence.
"Yeah, it is a great day, wonderful weather."
"I think about Becky and how she chased me. I wonder what could have been." He watched the Cardinal fly away - mocking him.
"I told you it was fine, don't worry about it, you're not old."
"I don't know, I should've moved far away. Left my crazy family behind and built my own life."
"Whatever you want, we could go to the Mexican place."
"I should not have settled, my confidence was always a problem."
"Let's do it, I'd love a margarita."
"I wonder what ever happened to Shannon."
"We need to put up everything before we go."
"Shannon, she pulled me aside at the party that time, told me how much she wanted me. I was so stupid."
"The front door is open, I'll get it." She pushes off the chair and drops magazine in the seat while going in the back door.
"Yeah, I should've gone for it, that would've forced my hand." He sighs while wiping his glasses with the front of his shirt. He turns at the sound of her car starting.
"You ready? Let's go!" She yells at him from the driver seat.
"Yeah, I'm coming."
"
"What?" She leafed through a magazine while never looking up.
"Nothing."
They sat on the patio in the chairs they found on clearance years ago at Lowe's. They gently rocked, which he did while searching the clear blue sky for answers.
"I wonder what life would've been like with somebody else." He watched a cardinal land on the fence.
"Yeah, it is a great day, wonderful weather."
"I think about Becky and how she chased me. I wonder what could have been." He watched the Cardinal fly away - mocking him.
"I told you it was fine, don't worry about it, you're not old."
"I don't know, I should've moved far away. Left my crazy family behind and built my own life."
"Whatever you want, we could go to the Mexican place."
"I should not have settled, my confidence was always a problem."
"Let's do it, I'd love a margarita."
"I wonder what ever happened to Shannon."
"We need to put up everything before we go."
"Shannon, she pulled me aside at the party that time, told me how much she wanted me. I was so stupid."
"The front door is open, I'll get it." She pushes off the chair and drops magazine in the seat while going in the back door.
"Yeah, I should've gone for it, that would've forced my hand." He sighs while wiping his glasses with the front of his shirt. He turns at the sound of her car starting.
"You ready? Let's go!" She yells at him from the driver seat.
"Yeah, I'm coming."
"
