Sorry I haven't had much to say lately but I have been busy getting ready for California!
15 April 2014
The Taxi
Mark was
running late for dinner and Beth would not be happy. He sat in the
taxi thinking to himself what he was going to say to her. She always
got mad at him for staying late at work. He never intended to but his
boss was constantly giving him more work and Mark never said no. As
he sat there stressing about dinner with Beth, the taxi door flew
open and a rushed man jumped.
“Son of a
bitch!” yelled mark “Drop me off up here I don't want to be in
here with him!”
Sitting next
to Mark was his least favorite person, Alec. They had worked for the
same company and Alec was constantly one upping him and stealing his
work. Eventually Mark quick and moved on but he never lost his ill
feelings for Alec.
“Come on
Mark, I just need to go up a couple blocks. I had to get out of that
cold! It is hell out there,” moaned Alec. He wasn't too fond of
Mark either but it was too cold to walk.
“Yeah well
it's hell in here now,” scoffed Mark.
“I'll pay
for the whole meter when I get out not just what I rack up,”
suggested Alec.
“Fine,”
it wasn't ideal but the guy was not backing down and besides, Mark
had enough to think about right now.
“So, how
have you been?” asked Alec to which Mark did not reply, “Are the
flowers for Beth? Is it your anniversary or something?” Alec was
trying really hard to make the situation less torturous for the two
of them.
“No Alec
it's Valentine's Day. You should know that. I hope you got Susanne
flowers,” Mark could not help but feel empowered in that moment.
Finally he did something right that Alec hadn't.
“Oh I
guess you wouldn't know since we don't work together anymore. I guess
I just kinda forgot about days like today after Susanne passed away.”
“Oh man
Alec I am so sorry! That is terrible. I'm sorry!” Mark felt
horrible. How stupid to gloat to someone like that. Obviously things
weren't right and he should have been more sensitive.
“Thanks
Mark. She was killed by a drunk driver last year. It was right before
Valentine's Day so I guess not going through the regular motions of
last year made me forget about it completely this year. I quit the
company after that. I just couldn't work there anymore. After you
left a few others did too and I happily took on the extra work. I
didn't see her much that year and she was on her way to bring me
dinner at work when she was hit,” sighed Alec.
“That is
truly awful Alec,” Mark was at a loss of words. How could someone
just be gone like that? And how could he harbor so much ill will at
someone who was just doing their job? Mark felt like a complete jerk.
“Don't
even sweat it man. I am happy to hear you are still with Beth.”
For the rest
of the taxi ride, the two men stayed deep in conversation. Alec told
Mark about his new job and Mark told Alec about his daughter. By the
end of the ride it was like there was never a rivalry between them.
Just before Alec was about to get out, Mark handed him his card.
“Hey it
was really nice to see you. Again I am so sorry to hear about
Susanne. Why don't you come over next Thursday and have dinner with
Beth and me?”
“Thanks. I
will call you tomorrow. Tell Beth I said hi!”
Mark decided
then that Beth was right. He would start to say no. He would put his
foot down at work because she was far too important to not spend more
time with. Seeing Alec at first was annoying but now Mark felt such
great relief that things were no longer tense with an old enemy.
16 April 2014
We Are
What We Are
We are what
we are
But must we
really be a what?
We say that
often,
“We are
what we are,”
Must we get
stuck on that?
I am me yes
Yet I am
anything I want to be
I am the moon
and stars,
I am a
traveler,
I am a lover,
I am a
writer.
I am many
things
But that is
ever changing,
Tomorrow I
may be you
Or I may be
her,
No matter
what
I am WHO I am
Not what I
am.
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