January drabbles - 28
“Right, let’s get everything out on the table,” said Jen.
Mac, ever faithful, emptied his pockets of new pencils and ancient cracker crumbs.
“That’s not what I meant.”
“I’m looking for something; sure I’ve got some sense in here.”
“What?” Jen shared a smile with the others. “Mac’s got sense?”
Then he counted it, a dollar and thirty in change. “Everyone has coins in their pockets,” Mac said. “Just look what goes into the trays at airport security.”
“So?”
“So I hang around insecurely and acquire a few donations. We’ll be fine.”
“He could be right.”
“Or we’ll be fined.”
Mac, ever faithful, emptied his pockets of new pencils and ancient cracker crumbs.
“That’s not what I meant.”
“I’m looking for something; sure I’ve got some sense in here.”
“What?” Jen shared a smile with the others. “Mac’s got sense?”
Then he counted it, a dollar and thirty in change. “Everyone has coins in their pockets,” Mac said. “Just look what goes into the trays at airport security.”
“So?”
“So I hang around insecurely and acquire a few donations. We’ll be fine.”
“He could be right.”
“Or we’ll be fined.”
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