Characters: Lucy and Freddie
Place: London - Community Center
Eileen was skipping up the steps and it reminded Freddie of Lucy's infinite positivity before she had met him. They finally got up to the outlet store built into London's community center. There sat the maroon couch that Lucy and him were planning to buy but they never got to it. The empty and unwanted inanimate object was unable to vouch for itself and tell everyone that this was the kind of couch somebody wanted in their home. Kind of like Freddie.
"Freddie! Hurry look at this couch!" Lucy shouted from the other side of the display room. She was wearing a light pink chiffon maxi skirt, and sun hat. In contrast to her bright appearance was a forced smile. Her eyes squinted, and eyebrows furrowed and she said "Did you hear me?" Freddie, in his dark grey sweater and Adidas jogging pants shrugged and laid on top of the bed nearest to him.
"Tell me when you're done," Freddie said.
"Oh come on, this is for our home, please, I want your advice too." She bent down to take his head and force him off the bed but her arms weren't strong enough to prevent him from rolling into his sleeping position.
"Just tell me if the couch is pretty!" Lucy screamed not even trying to hide the fact that she was frustrated anymore.
"I honestly do not care."
"You never give a shit," she said walking away. As Lucy approached the revolving door Freddie realized she was serious and started to run after her but when he went past the revolving doors she was gone.
"Dad, did you hear me?!" Eileen shouted
"Oh sorry... I missed that."
"Jeez, this is exactly why mom ditched us."
Freddie throat clogged and eyes burned as he tried to prevent the tears coming out from his eyes. He stayed quiet.
"So..." she sighed. "I'm going to buy snack wraps from the new food stand. What dressing do you want?"
"I don't care. Whatever you want."
"You never care," Eileen said as she walked towards the revolving door. Before Eileen reached the door Freddie ran up to her, kneeled, and held her by the waist.
"I'm sorry. I want ranch," he teared.
Eileen grabbed his arms and pushed him off of her. "Dad, you're so embarrassing."
She started walking towards the opposite direction of the door and towards the food stand. Halfway there she looked back and yelled 'Finally,' with a great big smile.
