PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 69 .
ELI You didn ’ t have to .
SOPHIE You ’ re right . It takes 24 hours to be considered a missing person . Good thing you finally decided to check your fucking phone .
ELI Calm down .
SOPHIE Oh , this is me calm . You ’ d hate to see me at an 11 .
ELI I met a woman .
SOPHIE I don ’ t care .
She ’ s quick with her words , not thinking about the weight of Eli ’ s last sentence .
He smiles politely .
ELI No , Soph . Listen ! I ... met ... a woman .
Sophie stops pacing . Her anger dissipates like fog at dusk . It finally hits her .
SOPHIE What ?!?! Really ?!?! Where ?!?! Did you have to pay for it .
They both laugh . And like that , everything ’ s cool . Adios , tension !
ELI She leads the meetings .
SOPHIE Wait ! Are you telling me you ’ re hot for teacher ?
ELI We have a lot in common .
SOPHIE Like what ? Education ? Previously married ? Kids ?