Naming a Gallery

January 24th, 2008 by Lia Sebastian

Lia: Hi, Jeffrey.

Jeffrey: Hey.

Lia: I’ve been trying to come up with a name for your gallery. A coworker suggested one . . .

Jeffrey: I know. That’s not it.

Lia: Okay. What is it?

Silence.

Lia: Jeff?

Jeffrey: You’ll know when it’s the right one.

Lia: (Sighs.) All right. While I have you here, can I ask you something? What’s important to you?

Jeffrey: Why?

Lia: I’m trying to understand you better. You’ve been kind of elusive. I know Shay thinks so.

Jeffrey: She doesn’t get close to people.

Lia: That’s true. But in this case, I agree with her. You are elusive.

Jeffrey: (Pauses.) What you see is what you get.

Lia: (Files that for later consideration.) Uh huh. But what’s important to you?

Jeffrey: You already know.

Lia: Shay. The gallery.

Jeffrey: Right.

Lia: What else?

Jeffrey: {Editor’s note: Answer has been edited to avoid jinxing the name}

Lia: What do you mean by . . . hey. That would be an interesting name for a gallery. Cool. All right. Now, could you tell me a little more about yourself?

Silence.

Lia: Jeffrey? Where’d you go?

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2 Responses

  1. Heather Says:

    Where did he go? The little b@

    P.S. I love it when your characters speak to you. It’s a gift!

  2. Janet Says:

    Love the dialogue. Yes, you do have a gift!

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