"Where did he go?"
"Down there. Down those steps."
"Okay. Wait. I have to take these pumps off. Shh."
"Don't shh me. He was watching us. He was taking notes again. With that blasted pencil. Crap."
"Well, you know what must be done. You've done it before."
"Let's pause a minute. We have a decision to make. Seriously, this THIS could change the course of our lives."
"It's just one more. One more thing in the way, and then we can...."
"See, this is where we are different. With you, it's always just one more thing, but for me, it just goes on and on and with no end in sight."
"Everything we've done up to this minute has led to this. So we go forward. There was no point, if we don't."
"Maybe there was no point at all. Oh, don't look at me that way. I know you've considered what might have happened..instead."
"You live in a world where the past is a puzzle, and you can remove pieces and put them somewhere else and get a different outcome. Me? I live in the real world, the world where it is what it is."
"Each minute that we stand here, with no decision, we hold the world at bay. If we don't go down those steps, if we don't go back the way we came, we can make time stand still. And for ten minutes, my love, I just want to be in this moment, at this place, with you, with no action required. Give me your hand. Give me a kiss."
"You are such a cramp. Get moving."
Each minute that we stand here, with no decision, we hold the world at bay...
ReplyDeletelove the words...
beautiful magpie!
... and she still has on those heels! Can't imagine what might be on that horizon!
ReplyDeleteThe Bickers in a reflective mood - I don't know what to think :)
ReplyDeleteA conversation overheard....great premise. Now, what next???? You have me hooked....
ReplyDeletegoing forward always leads to another decision..
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool how you have strung together the Magpies through the Bickers. Love this!
ReplyDeletehaha. you are such a cramp...a tender moment shattered, but what do you expect with the bickers...lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love eavesdropping on conversations! Thanks!
ReplyDeletethose bickers are pretty good at their game!
ReplyDeleteWell now, you ARE a reflexivist at heart, dear Miss Rodeo. You heightened the Thomas theorem swell enough, I'd say! As Dr. Preston always taught us, hey what's the harm in a smiling facade these doubled over closing days anyway? Good stuff, lady.
ReplyDeleteDon't know what you are fretting over... this round was as good as the previous if not better. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat is great and what suspense and then you find out that the suspense is not even necessary but you got the thrill of it anyway. Great job!
ReplyDeleteJust take the ten minutes, already!
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