"Sunshine"

"Mm?"

"There's no guava juice."

"Well, have water."

"There's no bottled water." Silence. "Sunshine?"

"What?"

"Have you shopped this week?"

"Brian! I have three assignments due this week. Shopping is not on my priority list."

"But there's no guava juice."

Silence.

"So I should go then?"

"Yes, Brian. That would be a really good idea. Get juice. Get water. Get … anything you want, just …" deep breath " get out of here for a while."

"Fine."

"Fine."

"So I'll just go then." Silence. "Sunshine?"

"Yes, Brian?"

"Do you want anything while I'm out?"

Pause. "Icecream?"

Eyes meet.

Much later, mutual, "Yummmmm."