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Japan
February 19, 2008
3 in the morning. Lota comes home. She cannot stop making noises when someone else's sleeping.Szabel wakes up.
Szabel - What time is it? Did you just come back?
Lota - None of your business. Go back to sleep.
Szabel - You woke me up, Lota. Gosh it's 3 in the morning.
Lota - I'm going to take a shower.
Lota leaves. Szabel sinks down into his pillows. Lota yells from the bathroom.
Lota - I forgot to bring a bath towel with me. Pass me one if you're awake.
Szabel moans, but Lota can't hear. Szabel passes Lota a towel covering his eyes.
Lota - Thanks.
Szabel - I left dinner for you. It's on the table.
Lota - You cooked again? Geez, nobody would pay you for dinner. You should just stop cooking and hang out, hook up with a sexy chick. Only if you can get one, though.
Szabel - Thanks, Lota.
Lota comes closer to Szabel. Silence.
Lota - It's been almost a month since I moved into your apartment but I've never seen you with a girl. Do you have a girlfriend?
Szabel - Lota, it's 3am. Let's talk tomorrow.
Lota - Well, I don't think it's going to take 30 minutes to answer my question. If you just have answered instead of the silly comment you just said...
Szabel - Ok. I do not have a girlfriend, okay?
Lota - You don't look ugly though. I think you should just go out. Stop being such a geek.
Szabel - Thanks.
Lota - Good night.
Lota turned to the other way and starts snoring.
Szabel - Good night.
8am. Szabel wakes up. Lota is still sleeping. Szabel takes a shower, has a quick break fast and leaves the apartment. Summer. Sunny day.Szabel meets his friend Lake.
Szabel - Hi.
Lake - Hey, how's it going? You look terrible today. What happened to your hair? It looks like a bird's nest or something. Anyway, is the hot chick still living in your apartment?
Szabel - Yeah if you're talking about Lota.
Lake - That one. How's she?
Szabel - How is she? I don't fucking know. I don't know anything about her. I don't even know why she is there.
Lake - But that's good you found a roomie. You were looking for a new one since your ex left. Are you still in touch with her?
Szabel - No.
They walk into Starbucks. Lake buys black coffee, Szabel buys hot cocoa. They sit at the terrace. Lake starts smorking.
Lake - So?
Szabel - So?
Lake - About Lota!
Szabel - Oh, yeah. Anyway I don't know anything about her.
Lake - How old is she?
Szabel - I don't know. She looks like...around...20?
Lake - That's young. You should make sure that she's older than 18 before you...
Szabel - Thanks, Lake.
Lake - No worries, buddy.
Szabel - And she sometimes comes home really late. Like, 3 or 4 in the morning. I'm just worried what she's doing until that late.
Lake - You guys don't talk?
Szabel - Not really. Last night she said that I should get a girlfriend.
Lake - She's interested in you.
Szabel - No, not that way. She's just...looking down on me. That's it.
Lake finishes smorking. He looks at Szabel's drink.
Lake - Hot cocoa. In summer. Your kind.
Szabel - So, how are the things with you?
Lake - Nothing has changed. I missed my promotion again.
Szabel - Again? Maybe that's not the right job for you. If I were in your position, I'd quit and try to find something which I'd be good at. You've been working at the company for over 5 years and you had only one promotion.
Lake - Yeah. True. I'll have a think. You know what, I have a big dream.
Szabel - What's that?
Lake - I want to own a restaurant.
Szabel - Can you cook?
Lake - Nope. But I know someone who's good at cooking. An amazing shef.
Szabel - Don't look at me.
Lake - You know, we should start doing something new. Life is shrot, and we wasted time already. I wasted 5 years at the fucking company, with only one promotion, and you wasted 3 years working at the old smelly bookstore.
Szabel - Not that bad.
Lake - You're talented. You can be the best shef in this country. Or in this world.
Szabel - You could win an Oscar.
Lake - I'm serious. Please think about it. I've been thinking about it for 6 months and I was waiting for the best timing to tell you.
Szabel - 6 months? Geez, you should have told me earlier.
Lake - I have savings. I know what to do.
Szabel - Why don't you just help your father's one.
Lake - No, I want to create something new. And something which is my kind.
Szabel - Ok, I'll think about it. Give me 3 days.
Lake - Thanks. You're my best friend.
It starts raining.
Szabel - Shoot, I got to go home.
Lake - Bes sheets?
Szabel - Yeah. I hung it up this morning. I'll call you.
Lake - Ok, take care. Say Hi to Lacy.
Szabel - Lota.
Lake - That one.
They walk to different directions.
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