Subliminal Dialogues: Impediment

"Hi!"

"Hi."

"This is really a great surprise; I wasn’t expecting to see you here! "
(Please don’t tell me you got the message. No, I am sure I took you off the list, did I?)

"Yes, I know! I just came to have a girl’s night out and... You were the last person I thought I would see here!"
(Are you that stupid to not remember we have many friends in common? I guess so.)

"O, nice. I mean, I didn’t know you liked this place; it seems so not you."
(Last time we were here...)

"I do! It’s such a cosy little pub, who doesn’t like here? "
(Isn’t it amazing how much we still don’t know about each other? But you were right in a way, I don’t go to pubs that often, I’m more a club kinda person)

"True. Do you come here often? "
( Wrong, wrong question dude. She is gonna think you are hitting on her with the worse of the clichés. No, shut up, it’s just her, she an old acquaintance, nothing to worry about.)

"Actually no, I don’t even remember the last time I was here. But my friends needed a cool place to chill and chat, you know, some places are really noisy..."
( The last time I was here was with you... history repeats itself, once more.)

"So I’m lucky them, I didn’t even know you were back in town. Such a long time we don’t talk... when did you come back? "
(Am I lucky or unlucky? Was I supposed to know she was here? It seems like decades since I’ve heard anything about her...not that I have asked anyone...)

"Just a couple months ago, not so long."
(Not that I would have tried any contact with you but how didn’t your friends tell you I was here? Seems quite unbelievable)

"So what have you been up to?"
(Please don’t give me too many details, I don’t have the whole night;also I’m not that interested in all your affairs, maybe the ones that might affect me in a way or that I may take some advantage of, no more no less)

"Not much, you know. Came here to check things out, relax a bit. Not many things changed, over there life is just a bit different, you know, but not much. How long has it been anyways?
( If you don’t remember I may...)"

"I’m not sure. A year maybe, wow a year after 30’s is a huge deal, so many things can happen. So did you get married? Did you have kids? -giggles-"

"Hah. Of course not. "
( Not the moment to ask those questions honey...)

"Dating ?"
(How many drinks did I have?)

"Dating? What does that word mean? – smiles- No, I haven’t dated since...well since we went through different paths..."
(How many drinks did I have?Do you think I would give you details about my sexual life with you? Of course I dated, mostly for fun though, nothing really serious, except when my ex ex came to visit me and we even thought about getting back together...)

"Me too. I haven’t even thought about dating again, I’ve been really busy with work and studying again..."
( It’s not a lie. I mean, sleeping around is not the same thing as dating. And I only had sex with 6 people since I last saw you, which is not a big deal. Okay, I wouldn’t mention the guy, you would think I turned out gay which is not true, was just an experiment, an occasion, you know... like back in college, just I was way less experienced back then...)

"I’m chocked. You were always the dating type. I never thought I would ever see you single again. It might have been really difficult..."
(Should I have changed the subject to the studies? What can he possibly be studying? He was never interested in studying...Nope that would go into something really boring; I would need way more drinks to stand that...)

"Not really. It has been awesome. I’ve been learning a lot about myself. I needed this time “ off” you know..."
(This is also not a lie, sex is just something we men need more than women, don't we? I bet she also have her moments of weakness... okay, let’s be frank, we all need sex, having sex without thinking about the future is a great exercise for your body and your mind thus you learn a lot about yourself. Done, I’m not a liar...)

"True. I agree. And hey, it worked, you look great."
( Should I have said that? It’s not true but poor guy, he thinks he is such a big deal. How old is he now? 50? No, 50 somethings look really hot nowadays, think about Sting... or Kevin Costner, maybe he is just needing some kind of touch, I know he is not that old but this face and all this hair oh goodness...)

"Thanks! And I know, I mean, everybody is saying that I look my best now, I guess I will take the recipe from now on, you know, take fully care of me, I mean, I like the way I am and I am really happy with what I’ve become..."
( You still have a chance with me if you want...)

"Yeah, I admire your enthusiasm. I may need to borrow some from you in the future –smiles-"


"But I can say the same for you too, you look great. "
( Damn you must have worked out or something, you look really hot, I never thought I would say that of you, I mean unless I needed, but hey now it is true....)

"Thanks... It was so nice seeing you again.. um... I should get going now ... my friends might be wondering where the hell have I been..."
( Come on, we are not gonna get anywhere, you know that...)

"Yeah, I know. I was just gonna check out the men’s room and we’ve been here for how long? 10 mins?"
(Should I invite you for a drink someday? But I’m healthy, I shouldn’t be talking about drinks after that talk about taking care of myself... that’s what I get for bullshitting ...)

"So...um..."
( just say bye...)

"Hey, we could have ice-cream someday... "
( Ice-cream?)

"Sure..."
( Ice-cream? “ Gotta get back in time”)

"Monday maybe, or Tuesday...evening..."

"Oh, It will be really hard for me to do something during the week but maybe Friday if you want..."


"Er...um...Friday I can’t..."
(Playing the difficult, but hey who knows what can happen after ice-cream and I do have to travel on Saturday)

"That’s sad. But maybe some other time then..."

"I’m going away on Saturday. I got this out-of-town job you know, gonna stay there for a couple of months..."
( No option, I had to take it, and besides it will be really fun... )

"Oh that’s exciting, I guess I will see you when I see you then..."

"Yeah, You can give me a call sometime, to catch up.."

"Aren’t you moving...?"

"Yeah, I mean , you can write to me or something..."

"I don’t have your e-mail or anything, do you still have mine?"
(I don’t wanna look for it either)

"I might have it somewhere..."

"You can always ask Chris, you know, we've become really close friends since we moved to Tulsa..."

"I will write."

"I see you around then."

"Sure, see ya "
(I so would like to experience you all over again... it’s hard seeing you leave...like before...I hated you so much for that but... hey, I missed you. I really did)
"Hey!"

"Yes?"
( You are sweet. I had to go...I have to go...)

"Take care."

"Thanks, you too."