B-Sides and Remixes by Ran Walker

Author:Ran Walker [Walker, Ran]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cool Empire Press via Indie Author Project

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My intention is to call Sarah back first, just to keep things in order, but Taylor beats me to the punch. She tells me about an event over at Central Park and asks me if I’d like to go. Sure, I tell her. At this point it’s time to see where we’re going with all of this anyway.

I meet her at the Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle, right beside a brilliant golden statue of a woman blowing a horn above a small team of galloping horses. Right through the entrance are trees, lush green grass, and sidewalks branching out into various directions. The temperature is perfect. Taylor couldn’t have picked a better day for going to the park. I just have no clue of where she’s taking me.

Skyscrapers frame the park, like the elaborate walls of a garden, and the laughter of children and adults mix with the sounds of the traffic moving around us. The smell of a hotdog cart a few feet away beckons me, and my stomach growls, but just as I start to move toward the cart, I remember that Taylor doesn’t eat meat—or cooked things for that matter.

I return my attention to her, trying my best to ignore the scent. Her curly Afro is almost glowing in the sunlight, and her skin looks as if she was fashioned from the same gold as the statue at the entrance. She’s wearing a yellow summer dress with red, orange, and brown flowers printed across it. There’s also a flower tucked neatly onto the side of her hair. She looks subtle, yet sexy, and I realize that I’m even more drawn to her beauty now than I was when we met the last time.

I reach in to hug her slight frame. “It’s good to see you again,” I offer, enjoying the snug feel of her body against mine.

“You, too. How have you been?”

“Well, I can’t complain. Just trying to put everything together now.”

She nods. “I bet you forgot my name until I called you.”

I laugh. “I couldn’t do that—even if I tried.”

“Why’s that?”

“You are responsible for the healthiest meal I’ve ever had in my life.”

She laughs in jest.

We walk into the park, and inline skaters and bicyclists move around us. Everyone seems to be enjoying this Saturday morning just as much as we are. But for a minute, I feel a twinge of guilt. While I typically take off two Saturdays a month at the store, I still feel uneasy about my argument with J. Maybe I should have gone in this morning as a good faith gesture to clear the air. But no. I am here with Taylor. I wonder for a moment if J is right about my absences hurting the business. He can’t be right. After all, my being on this date is keeping the name of our business in front of several hundred thousand people, free of charge.

“So where’re we headed?” I ask.

“To a picnic.”

“A picnic? I don’t see any food, unless it’s

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