Payoff
“Sunshine”
“Mm?”
“There’s no guava juice.”
“Well, have water.”
“There’s no bottled water.” Silence. “Sunshine?”
“What?”
“Have you shopped this week?”
“Brian! I have three assignments due this week. Shopping is not on my priority list.”
“But there’s no guava juice.”
Silence.
“So I should go then?”
“Yes, Brian. That would be a really good idea. Get juice. Get water. Get … anything you want, just …” deep breath “ get out of here for a while.”
“Fine.”
“Fine.”
“So I’ll just go then.” Silence. “Sunshine?”
“Yes, Brian?”
“Do you want anything while I’m out?”
Pause. “Icecream?”
Eyes meet.
Much later, mutual, “Yummmmm.”
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