Vignette 13

Canadian Riley is due home for a visit.

"Will you gimme a ride, V?" Asked Riley yesterday after breaking the news to Derek II in my office.

"Where ya goin'?" I asked.

"Toronto," replied Riley.

"When ya goin'?" I asked then.

"The 27th," replied Riley.

Derek cracked up, "Do you even know where Toronto is, V?"

I was seriously offended. "Gimme some credit!" I whined with a pitchy voice. "It's not even Vancouver..." I gestured with my left hand. Then extending my right arm dramatically, i proclaimed, "It's Toronto!"

My ASL teacher would be very proud.

"It's just that you were so nonchalant the way you responded!" A giggly Derek said.

Oh, i'm not nonchalant. I'm stoic.