she said opticals

he corrected her Optical

No, there’s more than one.

Optics

Opticals. she was beginning to lose her shitgetting frustrated he could see it in her face It’s opticals.

                                                                                                           she was eight

I believe yare mistaken

I would know though, wouldn’t I? I’m telling you . . telling you about them . . . I would know, wouldn’t I?

You said  Perhaps . however . you may have misunderstood whawas said Tell me more about these opticals  Where are they

At my school, on the track, the grass track out behind my school, the field.

Okay

      Are they set up by teachers  or staff

Yes they are.

Do you run . .

. . We run, jump, crawl through them. she exhaled loudly

                                                           was probably thinking how thick her grandfather was

If I may please

Yees.

Is it possible you mean . . obstacles

                                          Say . . an obstacle course

she brushed hair out of her face That’s what I said.

                                                       You don’t listen very well, maybe you ought to get your ears checked, Grampa.

AH okay  Thank you  Very thoughtful of you sweetheart

                                                             As long as we know wha yare talking about  wha ya mean

Yes. Obstacles.

                  That’s what I said. dribbled out of her mouth

annot like hed ever again say obstacles

                                          opticals was rich  they circumvented  obstacles 

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