they were talking

                       distracted

he was having trouble listening to her  her angst bubblingfrothy    exercised

                                                                        Kiddo

he interruptedwished they were face to face rather on the phone

she croaked What? stunned by his abruptness

Excuse me  donmean to be rude

No.  Not rude.

                 I was takin’ to the jets.

he smiled distantly  wryly   liked she copped some of his speech

                                                             I got a hot one for ya

A reprieve?

   No   Theres no reprieve for tha

                                    Tha was cruel   Grotesque

Deliberate.

No doubt

             Showin their true colours

   What?

Ya sitting down

I can.

You should

I hate when you say that.

 

   Down.

              What’s hot?

Theyre not hers

she swallowed Not.    Hers.

No   Too muchfar  far    too much

   How?

You saw  you held Mom

Yes.

These are more than Mom

 

                                  A portion is supposed taken

 

 

Are you okay

 

   a sob  I can’t talk now.

Im sorry  Call me when you can I love you

Love you bye.

           hungup

disembarking    took a sip of coffee  cold

                                            he had no idea how long he was sitting there

dead phone in his hand

stood

placed it in its cradle

                          he crossed the kitchen to the sink and dumped the coffee turned went to the liquor cabinet behind him and poured the coffee cup full of whiskey took a huge eyewatering gulp   he returned to the dinette chair sat set the cup on the tableheld it between his fingers and looked out the window at nothing in particular

he couldnt see anything outside the inside of his head

1022,  Thursday,  6  3. 25

1007,  Saturday,  29  3. 25

Dark Sorrow Ambient Music  Lost  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4IXvD-3NFM&t=1036s