we never discussed what happened between us.
PROMPTS FOR PRE ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS AND CREATING HISTORY BETWEEN CHARACTERS
smoke curls from the ashtray sat upon the table between them, && momentarily, her face is obscured as she speaks. disappearing for split seconds, as she had for months. despite living nearby, the two became STRANGERS. eddie never had the guts to confront kimberly -- tricked himself into thinking he didn't care enough to. it was a fling, a spark of something that fizzled out with one too many disagreements. && that's that, nothing more. right person, wrong time. or wrong person, wrong time. all lies.
a dry laugh is let out. humourless. dull, almost a sigh. the cigarette in the tray is snatched up, eyes lingering on the wall ahead rather than on kimberly. there should be a sarcastic comment to follow, a quip in defence or deflection of the entire situation. there isn't. && the silence is becoming deafening, time ticking to almost a whole minute. the refrigerators humming is louder. the distant barking of the neighbours dog sounds closer. the ticking of wayne's twenty-something year-old wall clock is agonizing.
" yeah. " ah, he speaks!! " pointing out the obvious. " finally, brown eyes drift to meet hers. a flicker of a smile on eddie's face; with no amusement, no mischief ... more sad, than anything else. a drag of the cigarette is taken before he shrugs, finger pointing to himself, " i fucked up. " then pointing to the other, " and, uh, you fucked up. " that ghost of a smile looking far too much like a frown now. " so ... there you go. we've discussed it now. "