Pathological
“I did though! It was right when she and Tony broke up. You
know that song ‘Don’t Speak?’ There’s that line ‘Altogether mighty frightening…’
I gave her that.”
“You’re so full of it!” Barney laughed.
“It’s true, I swear on my mom’s life.”
“Dude, you’ve never been outside North Carolina.”
“They were looking for a house in Raleigh when I met them. I
was doing an open house and they came in. We hit it off, so I told them about
this club I owned—”
“Wait, you’re saying you have a real estate license?”
“No, it lapsed. But we went to the club, and Tony goes for drinks and then Gwen leans in real close—”
“Smells like bull.”
Nelson raised his right arm. “God’s honest truth.”
“You owned a club.”
“I was part owner.”
“What happened to it?”
“My partner burned it down and faked his own death for some
insurance scam.”
“Oh, really. Where is he now?”
“There’s rumors he’s doing snorkel tours around Barbados.”
“Uh huh. What was the club called?”
“Star…light?”
“You don’t remember your own club’s name?”
“No, I do. It was Starlight.”
“Like the character on that show ‘The Boys’ that you’re
always talking about? The hot one?”
“…It’s a common name. Look, why don’t you guys believe me?”
“Because you’re pathological.”
“Because if there was a club in Raleigh that the owned
burned down for insurance, I would remember it.”
“If I’m lying, I’m dying. Look, can I just finish my story?”
“No. I’m done listening. You wanna grab a beer, Barney?”
“Sure, Kevin. Let’s get out of here.”
Nelson watched his two so-called friends walk away. “It’s all true!” he shouted.
“Or may God strike me—”
Image by Stefan Keller from PixabayThbbpt.
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