worship of the common heart, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from worship of the common heart: new and selected stories by patricia henley.
iâve never been a good daughter.
iâm glad youâre here.
weâre all more prosperous now, arenât we?
i wish i could see you more often.
thisâll go nice with the white wine.
time passes and you forget the worst.
this doesnât have a damn thing to do with you and me.
we have our own memories.
donât you want to know anything about me now?
is there something you want to tell me?
mind if i smoke? at the window?
i just remember that look you get. that silence.
youâre so unpredictable.
there are signs in life. signs that tell you what you have to do.
i hate to have to be the bearer of bad tidings.
surely you must have known?
we donât always get to do what we want.
i have to get up soon anyway.
liberated it, as we used to say.
youâre asking for trouble.
you canât prevent disasters.
youâre grieving about something.
you havenât turned out so badly.
why donât you mind your own beeswax?
youâve got a little killjoy in you.
how did you get out of jail?
did you have a good holiday?