Thursday, January 28, 2016

Dramatic Dialogue

“There is someone in the house and here we are
Hiding in the closet. We are literally
Letting this guy rob us,” he had whispered.

“Thanks for stating the obvious,” she spat as she
Gently caressed his hand. “What do we do now?
We can’t just let this guy rob us. We have
To do something about it. We have to.”

“Well, what are we supposed to do now?
 He has a gun and he’s got a partner.
How about we run right out in the open
 And get ourselves shot? That sounds like a great idea,”
He snapped as held his fist firmly.

“I am so sorry we got in this mess,”
She spoke as she gazed sadly at his face.
“I should have known better than to hire
A butler from a shady man’s company.”

“Yeah, that may have been a wiser move to make,
But here we are now, stuck in the closet.
And I am sorry, too. I should’ve been
A better man and should have
Listened to you when you need my help,”
He held her face in his scarred, calloused hand.

“How about we do this thing together?”
He offered boldly, but she looked puzzled.
“What are you talking about? What do you mean
Do this thing together? What’s the plan?” She
Asked with an air of hope in her soft voice.

“I think we can get rid of these guys for good,”
He began as he put his other hand
On her other cheek and looked her in the eye.
“We won’t have to lose anything at all.
Just trust me, and if this is the only time
You fully trust me, so be it. Now is fine.”

She held his hands with a firm grasp and a
Loving touch. There was a fire in her eyes.
“I trust you right here, right now. Tell me your plan.
I’m afraid of what the kids will think when
They come home from their party and they have to
See with their own eyes the trauma of an
Armed burglary. I can’t do that to them.”

“And we won’t have to. Trust me, dear, I promise.
The kids won’t even dream of anything close.
We still have time to set things in their right place
And we can fix this whole mess before they
Come home later on tonight. It’ll be okay.”


“If you say so, then I trust you. Let’s get started.

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