Breach of Contract!

3-Act Play, in 99 words or less

Town Tavern

 

Jill: “Life is funny.”

Jack: “How do you mean?”

Jill: “Like the way we all greet a co-worker with Good morning, how are you?”

Jack nods. “And the way they all reply, Good, how are you?”

.   .   .

Jill: “To which we reply, Good!”

Jack: “And then we all do it all over again the next day.”

Jill: Good Lord! We could be at death's door and we'd still honor the ritual!”

Jack: Yes, it’s the Social Contract. Break it at your peril.”

.   .   .

Jill: Yeah, I did that once. I replied, Effing lousy, how are you, Nancy?”

Jack: “What was her response?”

Jill: “Me effing too! Then I had to listen to a 20-minute diatribe on her boyfriend.”

Jack: “Breach of Contract! Served you right, pal!”

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Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Honesty is the best policy always. Even brutal honesty. That way you never have to explain why you lied.

[Dylan Macadham]

Brave advice! not sure I'm up to it :) Thanks again Fabian!