— l saw a picture of you, uh, when you saved the three squirrels.
— Oh. They never call. They never write.
— l seen the way you look at him.
— What? How do l... How do l look at him?
— Like you just seen your first Trans Am.
— All right, Lucy, it's either me or him.
— Him.
— You don't have to answer right away.
Hugging's very different. Hugging, that involves arms and hands, and leaning is whole bodies moving in, like this. Leaning involves wanting... and accepting. Leaning.
— Hey, you remember her?
— Should l?
— l blinked.
— Well, you're lucky. l'm blind.
l have, l have, l have a cat. l have an apartment... Sole possession of the remote control. That's very important. lt's just... l never met anybody that l could laugh with, you know?
You are unlucky at cards. But lucky in love. Member in like, uh, fifth or sixth grade, l was starting to get really good at poker, and going home with lots of lunch money? l got to know the principal's office really well. He always used to say to me: "How come you can't be more like your brother Peter?" Well, you know what? l was all right with that. l had no problems with that because l was proud of you. And l was never envious of anything that you had. Until now.
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