voices

     Domestic Dialogues
Jerome

               1.

What do we have to drink?

Just pop.

What kind do you want?

Doesn’t matter. Any kind.

We have grape or root beer.

Either one is OK.

Pick one.

OK, grape.

I thought you might like root beer.

                2.

How do you want your eggs?

I don’t care.

What kind do you want? You have your choice, scrambled or poached.

OK. Poached.

Wouldn’t you rather have scrambled?

Huh, OK.


Jerome  © c.1970s Used with Permission of the author.

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