¶ … Dialogue
Cause and Effect: A Misunderstanding
At three in the afternoon their parents were still at work and they had the house to themselves. They had left campus at lunch, nobody the wiser. This had been going on for months. Today they were at Sebastian's in the garage. Both of their parents worked in order to make ends meet. Because of this they had little supervision in the afternoon. For Sebastian and May it was a bonus, free time.
"I don't like what you're doing," said May.
"Yes you do," Sebastian swung hard.
May tried to dodge, but was too slow and got hit in the middle of the forehead. "Damn it!"
"That's game." Sebastian put the paddle down next to his cell phone on the work bench and walked around the ping-pong table.
And I should care beeeecaaauussee?" She flirted.
"Because at five cents a point you now own me eighty-seven dollars and sixty-five cents. Unless you'd like to take it out in trade?" he laughed.
"Fat chance!" she laughed rubbing her belly.
From the garage they could hear a knock on the front door.
Sebastian shrugged his shoulder as if to say 'what can I do', and walked through the garage door connecting to the house.
May looked around the garage, now was her opportunity. She picked up Sebastian's cell phone and perused the recent calls.
When Sebastian got back May was gone and his cell phone was in pieces on the garage floor.
Two years passed. The day was warm and sunny as Sebastian navigated his Harley through heavy summer traffic. As he passed a 1993 Honda Civic he noticed a toddler in the back seat, and thought 'hot momma' as he glanced down at the driver. There was a four-second delay before he realized it was May. Instinctively he grabbed the brakes for only a second, but that was enough.
"Jerk," thought May as some guy on a Harley shot by in heavy traffic startling her. He swerved in front of her and then things happened very fast. When the brake light came on the bike she instinctively swerved to the left to avoid hitting him. She never saw the propane truck.
Sebastian heard the impact and turned to see what happened. He didn't see the Mercedes he was following slam on the brakes
Standing in front of the Pearly Gates, May gave Sebastian the cold shoulder.
"Oh come on May! Really!"
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