excerpt from "Pendant"
by Jake Kennedy

The Friend

The friend said, “Man goes on first date with woman. Gets drunk. Assaults woman. Woman defends herself. Man retaliates with fire …”

The friend said, “That’s basically the code in their DNA. Applies basically to every situation.”

She said, “Agreed. I know. But one day maybe …”

The friend said, “One day maybe …”

“Maybe … one day …”

“One day … maybe …”

 

 

 

From The Malahat Review's winter issue #229