Short Story Pt 5 ( continued from last publication)
"That's a good question", the barman replied.
"There are several approaches we can take when faced with this situation", he continued
"So which approach I can take?"
" Please help me" , she pleaded
"Uh, may I ask you a question?" was his delaying tactic.
"Ask me any question." she boldly responded.
Feeling more cornered now, the barman explored his thoughts to find a suitable answer.
"Ask me any question" she repeated, staring more threateningly.
"Well ma'am.."
" Stop that, well ma'am crap, just call me Pam".
"Pam's, your name?" he asked
"Are you trying to tune me out?" she enquired
" I just gave you my name".
Oh, no, I have a cousin with the same name- sweet girl". he lied.
" Is she unlucky like me?
"No, not at all, I mean, uh, I'm not saying you're unlucky, it's just.."
"Just what?" she shouted.
His eyes widened.
He quickly composed himself and remembered that he was just a barman.
"You know what, you are just like all of them, you don't listen, you have no feelings, you have no understanding, you just don't care", she blurted.
His focus was still on her, yet, he was staring into space.
There was awkward silence.
"Look, I'm sorry, I guess, I'll just have to continue to suffer, to be in pain, to be tortured, maybe just die", she moaned.
"No ma'am, I mean Pam, help is always there".
"Where!" she exclaimed.
As if by divine intervention, Helen Reddy was on the music set with "I Am Woman"
Pam listened.
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back and pretend
'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again.
"May I be excused for a minute?" the barman hesitantly asked.
"You are, Sir". she calmly replied.
He allowed for the song to play to it's entirety.
Pam wore a more relaxed expression.
"I think I know what I'm going to do, "she muttered.
"That's great!" the smiling barman replied.
"I'm sorry for speaking to you like that", her voice now low pitched (To be continued) Wallace Paul © 2022
"That's a good question", the barman replied.
"There are several approaches we can take when faced with this situation", he continued
"So which approach I can take?"
" Please help me" , she pleaded
"Uh, may I ask you a question?" was his delaying tactic.
"Ask me any question." she boldly responded.
Feeling more cornered now, the barman explored his thoughts to find a suitable answer.
"Ask me any question" she repeated, staring more threateningly.
"Well ma'am.."
" Stop that, well ma'am crap, just call me Pam".
"Pam's, your name?" he asked
"Are you trying to tune me out?" she enquired
" I just gave you my name".
Oh, no, I have a cousin with the same name- sweet girl". he lied.
" Is she unlucky like me?
"No, not at all, I mean, uh, I'm not saying you're unlucky, it's just.."
"Just what?" she shouted.
His eyes widened.
He quickly composed himself and remembered that he was just a barman.
"You know what, you are just like all of them, you don't listen, you have no feelings, you have no understanding, you just don't care", she blurted.
His focus was still on her, yet, he was staring into space.
There was awkward silence.
"Look, I'm sorry, I guess, I'll just have to continue to suffer, to be in pain, to be tortured, maybe just die", she moaned.
"No ma'am, I mean Pam, help is always there".
"Where!" she exclaimed.
As if by divine intervention, Helen Reddy was on the music set with "I Am Woman"
Pam listened.
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back and pretend
'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again.
"May I be excused for a minute?" the barman hesitantly asked.
"You are, Sir". she calmly replied.
He allowed for the song to play to it's entirety.
Pam wore a more relaxed expression.
"I think I know what I'm going to do, "she muttered.
"That's great!" the smiling barman replied.
"I'm sorry for speaking to you like that", her voice now low pitched (To be continued) Wallace Paul © 2022
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