Page 61 of Absolute Certainty
JAY
LOL
Baseball. It doesn’t make sense to me. Opera. Car commercials. (it’s such a weird fucking thing to advertise as if people who are looking for cars are going to rely on ads to tell them which one to get?) The texture of those white styrofoam cups, who’s willingly buying and drinking something out of them? Walnuts—you can’t convince me that shit was meant for human consumption. Every other nut, sure, but walnuts? I’m good. The coffee shop, unless you’re there.
Unless you’re there. Unless you’re there. Unless you’re there.
Fuck, she wouldn’t be able to sleep at all now.
SAHAR
It’s a good thing you’re a modern man and don’t have to attend any operas to be part of high society. I’m afraid you wouldn’t have made it before the birth of television.
Your thoughts on walnuts slightly concern me, but we won’t push it today. The rest are all valid.
JAY
I most definitely wouldn’t have made it back then.
And yeah, best not to get me started on fucking walnuts.
SAHAR
Want me to send you some renowned opera tracks? I can make you a whole playlist.
JAY
I would rather you make a playlist of all your favorite songs and send me that instead.
SAHAR
Bold of you to assume I don’t have one already.
She opened Spotify on her phone and sent him a playlist titled “The Way Back Home.”
He replied after a minute or two. In the meantime, she quickly ran to the bathroom and back.
JAY
All of these are your favorite songs?
SAHAR
Mhmm, I have a playlist for almost everything. I’m half tempted to make one for Henry and Katherine.
JAY
Please do.
Also, there are a lot of songs by The National on here. Favorite band?
SAHAR
YUP. Team sad dads forever.
Expect that playlist soon. I’m already on it, and first up is The National’s “I Need My Girl.” The song screams Henry.
JAY
