The Dual Claim
“No, no. You’re one hundred percent right. I’m trying to turn over a new leaf.”
“It’s nice,” she said shyly.
“You know what?” I chuckled. “I think so too.”
We got quiet, each of us in our own thoughts.
The guys next to me were chatting, and I hadn’t been paying attention until one of them mentioned Silverpine.
“What are you talking about, Dude?” one of them asked the other.
“I’m telling you, Dude, Silverpine fell,” he repeated.
“No freaking way.”
“Yeah, way.”
“Where did you hear that shit?”