"Reunion #3 of 3" drabbles by Neville Hunt

Do you feel lucky?

Reunion #3 of 3

“You’re really scaring me now George. I’m off. I’m very sorry… Hey, let go of my arm, that hurts. You’re scaring muuuu.”
“It is scary, isn’t it Alice, really scary… knowing that you’re dying? You might have a chance though, because if you’re really lucky someone will stop me before I’ve finished strangling you, but you never know, do you? Maybe time won’t be on your side Alice, like it isn’t on mine and it hasn’t been for the eleven years, three months and twelve days it’s taken me to track you down, and since everything died for m…

...OOOFFF!”

Goodbyes

Reunion #2 of 3

“OK, if you really have to go, I’ll walk with you.”
“You can’t, I’m going to work.”
“Where’s your work then?”
“Edwards.”
“The shoe shop in Main Street?”
“Yes.”
“But you don’t work Thursdays.”
“How do you know that?”
“And I’m dying!”
“I’m really sorry, but…”
“But any excuse to get away again, eh? I’ll buy you a coffee.”
“But you’re scaring me.”
“How do you think I feel then?”
“Why are you here?”
“I wanted to say goodbye.”
“But we said our goodbyes over eleven years ago.”
“You said goodbye, but there was nothing good about it for me.”

Numbers up

Reunion #1 of 3

“Alice?”
“George? It is you George!”
“Hello Alice.”
“Fancy seeing you here in Dundee of all places… what are the chances? It must be over 10 years”
“Eleven years, three months and twelve days!”
“You always had a head for numbers, didn’t you George?”
“Numbers, accuracy… whatever!”
“A long time anyway. So how are…”
“How am I doing since you dumped me?”
“Look, we both moved on. Sorry George, sorry, I have an appointment. I’ve got to go.”
“I have two months to live, that’s how I’m doing. The Big One!”
“That’s terrible George…… but I still have to go…”