05-19-2014, 05:33 PM
Verna, you have a phone message
Sunday, May 18th and Verna gets a call from one of her friends at the call center, a woman in her late thirties with tired skin but the enviable ability (or madness) to be optimistic at all times. The woman was one of those who'd dragged Verna to a strip club not too too long ago and giggled at Verna's consternation re: events that were to follow. Oh Verna.
She sounds tense on the phone. "Verna hi. I'm sorry but I really need somebody to watch my kid this weekend. I would ask somebody else but I'm really desperate. I'm really," there's a little bubble-pop, heavy breathing. "Verna please. Call me back." A laugh that sounds helpless.
Click.
and a gift
Monday, May 19th, before going to work that morning Verna finds a dead sparrow caught by the throat under the windshield wiper of her car. Fluffed out feathers sad little empty thing.
Unless she doesn't drive. Then it's rolled up in a newspaper on her doorstep, caught under the plastic sleeve protection.
[Noel: if you'd like you may roll me awareness re: gift and, if you'd like, perception + empathy re: phonecall.]
Sunday, May 18th and Verna gets a call from one of her friends at the call center, a woman in her late thirties with tired skin but the enviable ability (or madness) to be optimistic at all times. The woman was one of those who'd dragged Verna to a strip club not too too long ago and giggled at Verna's consternation re: events that were to follow. Oh Verna.
She sounds tense on the phone. "Verna hi. I'm sorry but I really need somebody to watch my kid this weekend. I would ask somebody else but I'm really desperate. I'm really," there's a little bubble-pop, heavy breathing. "Verna please. Call me back." A laugh that sounds helpless.
Click.
and a gift
Monday, May 19th, before going to work that morning Verna finds a dead sparrow caught by the throat under the windshield wiper of her car. Fluffed out feathers sad little empty thing.
Unless she doesn't drive. Then it's rolled up in a newspaper on her doorstep, caught under the plastic sleeve protection.
[Noel: if you'd like you may roll me awareness re: gift and, if you'd like, perception + empathy re: phonecall.]