It was 12:30 pm on a Saturday and sun was shining without a cloud in the sky. There I, Larry, sat outside drinking an espresso waiting for two friends, Jack and Mary. We had all been at the same party last night but I left before they did because I got bored since the music was not to my liking. They told me this morning that there was some unexpected happenings after I left.
Me- Over here Mary! I am just sitting in the sun drinking an espresso and loving life. Take a seat so you can get on my level…Where is Jack?
Mary- He is in the bathroom. Hard night if you know what I mean.
Me- If I know Jack, then I know how the night ended.
Mary- Well…the night had many…um…surprises.
Me- Really?
Mary- I´ll wait for Jack then we can tell you together.
After our very short conversation I became even more curious as to how the night ended. Mary got her coffee as we waited for Jack and we enjoyed the sun together. A few minutes after, Jack joined us.
Jack- Man, I promise I will never drink so much again.
Me- I heard that before.
Jack- This time I mean it. I feel like crap and I can’t remember what happened last night. I mean, I remember some things but much of the night was a blur.
Mary- You mean you don’t remember when you walked around the house with only your underwear!?
Me- What!?
Jack- What!?
Mary- Jack you took off your clothes in the kitchen, except for your spider man underwear, and began serving people drinks in your underwear.
Me- Man! I am sorry I missed that! Did people take pictures?
Mary- Pictures…Video…uploads to Youtube.
Jack- What!?...I am an idiot.
Me- No Jack. You are just you and these kinds of events follow you. Remember…
Jack- Don’t remind me.
Mary- So Larry…What did you do after you left the party last night. You had someone asking about you. You remember Shelia from the grill party?
Me- Shelia?
Mary- Yeah Shelia. Blond hair. Light-brown eyes. Loved your BBQed chicken.
Me- Oh…yeah. Shelia.
At this moment I thought to myself,” She is a pretty woman, but I just need time to myself. Larry, you just got a divorce. This is too early to get emotionally involved. But maybe you can just have a little fun?!”
Mary- She wanted me to give you her number. Do you want it?
Me- I don´t know. I am still not…
Jack- Oh come on man! It has been over 1 year! It is time to get back in the game Larry! You know! The old Larry.
Jack has known me since we were in 3rd grade and now we are 4 years removed from college. He is like my brother and has seen me at my best and at my worst. Maybe he was right.
Me- OK Jack. You are right. Sure Mary. I would gladly take it. She is good looking!
Jack- That´s my boy!
Mary- Here you go Jack. She wrote it down for you.
Me- Thanks
Right at that moment, I felt a sense of rejuvenation. Like a rebirth or awakening from a long self-inflicted loveless-comma. My body and mind had a sudden feeling of peace and hope. This was totally unexpected yet welcomed.
Me- Guys. I am so thankful to have friends like you.
Mary- And I am glad to have you as a friend.
Jack- Larry. Dude…you are one of a kind. Now on to more important things like finding another party.
Some things never change…like good friends. Thank God!
Hi,
SvaraRaderaI really liked this dialogue. It is really dynamic and you have a lot of characters and events that are brought up but you keep them all organized. With more than two characters you can easily get a bit confused but I had no problem following your line and it is really well structured and you manage to cram in a lot of events and describe them in a manner that lets yoou in on the different events and it becomes very realistic.
Keep it up! // sophie