Homeless Man Speaks

TONY
“I told you about Dave dying two days ago?

PHILIP
“No, you never told me that. That’s sad. He was a really nice person. He was very gentle. Someone told me that he was a big reader. Anyway, that is really sad.”

TONY
It was that mouthwash drinking that did it; everybody knew it was going happen. Almost happened a few times already. His liver just died, sort of.”

PHILIP
“And who’s your other friend who died?”

TONY
“You know the guy who jumped from the apartment building around the corner the other day?”

PHILIP
“Yeah, I heard about it but I didn’t get it that he was your friend. You know I’ve had way too much experience with suicides. Can you imagine how bad you’ve got to feel to go jump like he did.”

TONY
“Pretty sad.”

PHILIP
“Yup, pretty sad.”