The Number On The Napkin

5 | Lilac

"I figured it out!"

"This is the fifth day in a row you have called me."

"Yeah I know, but I figured it out!"

"Ok, I'll play along. What did you figure out?

"Agyilag zokni."

"Oh really?"

"Mentally, I am a sock? Really?"

"So you did figure it out."

"I stayed up all night researching! Hungarian is not an easy language!"

"..."

"Stop laughing at me! You got in my head and I couldn't sleep until I figured it out! It drove me crazy!"

"Ok, ok I'm sorry it drove you crazy but I'm not sorry about what I said."

"Gasp! Take that back!"

"Did you really just say gasp?"

"I did, because you hurt me... wait what's your name?"

"Why should I tell you? I don't even know you."

"Wow. We are really dishing them out today aren't we?"

"Oh come on. I don't think having a couple conversations over the phone constitutes as actually 'knowing' someone."

"Ok, first of all we have not had a 'couple conversations' we have talked five whole times."

"Right..."

"And second these phone conversations have been very fulfilling and I will cherish them for as long as I live."

"Ok... Well if you know me so well then say one fact about me."

"..."

"Come on."

"You have a broken refrigerator, you don't like mushy love stuff and you know Hungarian."

"Touché."

"See? I do know you."

"To an extent."

"Will you just tell me your name?"

"I'll give you a hint. It's a type of flower."

"A type of flower? A type of flower... I don't really know different types of flowers."

"Well then, I guess you're out of luck."

"Wait! Daffodil?"

"No."

"Hydrangea?"

"Nope."

"Marigold?"

"Nada."

"What about Iris?"

"No. Seriously? Those are not very common names you know."

"Hey, cut me some slack I googled 'flowers' and these are what they are giving me! Lilac?"

"No!"

"This is hard."

"..."

"You have to stop laughing at me! You are the one who wants to play this little guessing game instead of just giving a guy a break and telling me their name!"

"I'm sorry that you are really bad at this and don't know any normal flowers."

"I feel like that wasn't a very sincere apology... Come on why can't you just tell me?"

"Now where is the fun in that?"

"I mean I'm not having a lot of fun."

"I am!"

"I will figure out your name, even if it's the last thing I do."

"Good luck with that."

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