the halfanhalf had coagulated curdled a bit

he said so

looking into the fresh cup of coffee he poured him

                                                      Why doncha think cottage cheese?

You regularly put cottage cheese in your coffee

I’ve eaten cottage cheese and drank coffee.

Nevermind nevermind

                        Im not dumpin ninetyseven percent coffee for three percent curdled cream  Thas fine Ill drink it

You’re sure.

Aint gonna kill me  But dump it

his expression related  Its not curdled that much

                                                    No  I meant dump it in compostnot down the drain

I get waste not want not

Oh. Okay.

they went out to sit in the sun at the picnic table and bullshit

the cool air chilled the coffee quickly

taking swallows he could feel small random clots play in his mouth   humoured he disregarded them

they got into an amusing conversation of gas station fried chicken just inside the confines of Maricopa

                                                                                                           You been there?

I have The Onesixtysix New Cuyana Brings you into the Oneohone north of Santa Maria

You have.

I have

        How many stars ya give the fried chicken

Fried chicken’s fried chicken . .

. . Is fried chicken a rose by any other name Chicken freshfried or out under heat lamps

Heat lamps.

You ask how long itd been out they do a brisk chicken business

Why would I do that?

Oh I don know  Ever thought to ask a new considered sex partner if theyve recently been checked for sexually communicable diseases  A slew these days

                                                Yaknow festeringfestooning in the moist an heat

Like they’d serve bad chicken?

Id say not knowingly  possibly different shifts 

                                                  See any regularslocals beating down their door for chicken

It was a gas station.

My point

It was fine.

How many stars

Fuck you.

he took a swig of his coffee a huge clot spat it onto the pavers 

                                                                   Excuse me

What was that about?

he looked

            Wasnt a clot

Clot?

A bee

Honeybee, meatbee yellowjacket?

Beats me

          he chuckled A bees a bee is a bee

Did it sting you?

No

Man, you’re lucky.

I live right

           However  You  Given your allergic reactions histamines  had it been . .

. . I’d’ve had to gone to the hospital.

he chuckled

What? Me going to the hospital would be funny?

No no

          Youah happen to see it landcrawl into my cup

I didn’t.

Had you he laughed   Had you woudya have said

Really? Yes.  Of course I would have said.

Awright awright meant nothing by it  I was only asking 

                                                             he laughed fulsomely

Why you laughing?

Im laughinlaughin cuz I gotta say

                                         Had I seen it crawl into your coffee I wouldnt have

2PM,  day-between-2-Ts,  8  11. 23

1255,  Thursday,  9  11. 23

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