ring…
-ghnnu…
ring…
-buhhh…
ring…
his hand reaches out
ring…
-…what time is it?
-seven-thirty Jimmy, time t-
-in the morning?
-yea-
he hangs up the phone

twelve-thirty pm
kitchen
two eggs in a pan
fried?
ringing phone
coffee and cigarettes
paper

finally he stands up
moves to the phone
-yea?
-jimmy?
-steve? you call me this morning?
-yea, jimm-
-don’t ever call me before noon.

he hangs up the phone
flips his eggs
goes back to the paper

never get up before noon