friend texted  :  :  okay to stop by to catch up . . . coffee?

he replied  :  :  hey  be fun maybe split a scone?   anxious2  

few minutes later  :  :  in a flash 

  :  :  door unlocked

he arrived in the promised flash

                                   They didn’t have any scones so I brought you . . no idea what it’s called . . pastry . for you . I was hungryhad pie this morning . damn Thanksgiving.

he chuckled Well thank you I appreciate that

Yabetcha. he shiveredcould see the chill run his spine Can we go outside have our coffee in the sun?it’s like a meat locker in here.

Comon   Its not tha cold

friend leaned back into the hall gazed at the thermostat on the wall leaning into the room said Thermostat says 50degrees.

Colder earlier suns been gazing in this room since Ninebout two hours

It’s 50.

Its only a number 

                  Qualify it tell it wha it is   Im aint givin any leverage

   You know . . it’s queer how you make it sound normal.

Normalcy  Subjective   We don wanna argueyoull lose

   What did ya . .

. . Youll lose 

            Trying to save you face man  it follows your hairline yare doomed

Jeesuus Kahrist . not in the door five minutes.

Hey honesty hasnt any sense of timeIts time jerked his arms for emphasis

Yeah whatever.  I’ll meet you out there.

Shutting down the computerfollow you out 

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