10:11AM
"Tell me something I don’t know."
"You’re an ass."
"I said, something I didn’t know."
"Hey, your butt isn’t the only good feature you have, so I doubt your entire being can be defined by your ass."
"Haha, you said ‘butt.”
"I also said ass, which is funnier than butt, in my opinion."
"Are we seriously having a conversation about butts?"
"Only because there’s a whole entire conversation altogether that you’re avoiding."
"I don’t know man, I’m just not ready. They keep telling me to just go for it, but it’s harder than it looks. You make it pretty hard, you jackass."
"Hey, you said ass, that’s funny."
"I love it when you just change the topic like that."
"I know you do. And Gil?"
"Yeah?"
"You're not an ass."
"I wish I believed you. I don't even know how you manage to not hate my guts. Seems like everyone does these days."
"Your 'everyone' consists of one person, which is basically yourself."
"But in my world, that is everyone."
"You've gotta start widening your world, man."
"What, just so people can start leaving all over again?"
"That's not fair, Gil. You know why I did."
"Yeah, because of me."
"Don't start. Please."
"Good morning, Wes."
"I wish you'd believe me, even if you don't think I'm right. Good morning, Gil."
"Wes?"
"Yeah?"
"The thing is, I don't think you're right. I am an ass."
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Ante Meridiem
Teen FictionA dialogue short story about the things we wake up to that remind us there are still things in this life worth waking up for. ante meridiem - [adv. & adj.] "before noon;" Abbr: A.M. Or a.m. [credit to owner of image (not me)]
