Some people are more prone to drama than others, no?
My friend, Erin, has been known to have the occasional mini-breakdown. This is usually when she has had one beer beyond her limit. Hey, we've all done that, right?
Most of the time the mini-breakdowns involve a "disagreement" with her significant other. Erin is rather gorgeous and does tend to attract a lot of attention. Which she completely ignores, mind you, because she is utterly in love with her mate. But it does create tension, and hurt feelings ultimately result.
These are the times that Erin knocks on my window at dark-o-clock, scaring the crap out of me. I do my usual routine of threatening to scalp her if she ever does that again, then haul her inside for a long chat. During my very philosophical musings she inevitably looks at me thoughtfully and says, "You need your roots done."
Did I mention that Erin insinuated herself into my life when she informed me I needed a new hair style? Well, that and the convo where she was utterly convinced that I was a lesbian because I wear Puma tennis shoes? I did, I'm not, I do. And she's been my hair stylist/friend ever since.
Back to the philosophical musings...I ignore her, finish my very enlightening diatribe about life, love, and drinking too much, then release her to walk home. She lives up the street. I keep watch to make sure she's not attacked by a pack of coyotes, text her significant other that she's on the way home, and then go to bed. It's all good.
And then the drama reached a new level the other night. When I think about it, I probably would have been just as dramatic in this case.
"Deb, I lost my ring!"
"The 8 carat monstrosity?"
"*sob* Yes!!! *more sobbing and gulping*"
"Oh, shit."
Uncontrollable crying at this point. "I'm... just... calling... to... say...goodbye."
And the phone went dead.
I thought, That's a pretty good scene for a book. After I tried to call her back, okay?
Jeez!
ReplyDeleteWow... that is pretty dramatic. Holy cow!
ReplyDeleteYeah! And the ring is still missing...
ReplyDeleteArt imitates life, right? Sucks that the ring is still missing! I hope she finds it.
ReplyDeleteThe way you describe Erin reminds me of some people I knew in the dance scene. I knew some couples who had elaborate rules on who must dance with whom and whenever those weren't followed there would be big blow-up fights (usually outside, possibly even in the rain). Hope the ring has been found by now. It does sound tragic... but your right it's got a great emotional ring to it that makes it good for a scene.
ReplyDeleteAidan...another surprise about you. Dance scene? Did you participate in competitive dance? If so, what kind? A friend of a friend was very big in the ballroom dance scene. I went to one of their competitions once. Fascinating.
ReplyDeleteNot competitive dance; but I was involved in stage dancing (Irish step dancing and Scottish Highland; think Riverdance).
ReplyDeleteMy description was more about things like "Gaskell's Society Ball" (check out the pictures link) or Irish dancing at a bar; where you typically dance 6-20 dances in a night and some people get so involved that they make dance cards and fill up all of their dance slots for the night. Some people have amazingly complex rules. Mine were fairly simple: never use a dance card; dance one Congress of Vienna w/ my sambo and the last waltz with her as well.