“These last two months have been quite amazing, don’t you think?” Kareem asked Toi, as he drove down Madison Avenue to the Kill Bill movie premiere.
Toi sat in silence, though. Kareem just kept talking. He said, “I’ll bet we both get 4.0 GPA’s after we turn in our final projects and take the exams. We are about to blow up.” Toi continued her silence. “Toi!” he yelled out, and cut the music.
“What?” she responded angrily.
“What’s with the silent treatment?” he asked, and pulled the car over into a fire lane. He was pissed.
“You have to excuse me, Kareem Bezel, if I am not impressed with the way that you have been neglecting me.”
“You have to be kidding?” he asked, pulling into the traffic. He then reminded her, “I have an eighteen credit course load. I work four nights a week at the bank. I intern at GQ twice a week. I try to spend all of the rest of my time with you when I am not studying. My career has us attending a movie premiere with the A-list...”
“Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe, I am not contributing to this relationship.”
“What the hell are you talking about? We’re young and in love, living 100-miles away from anyone else that we know and love. I’m having the time of my life. I thought as partners that you were in the boat with me. Are you jumping ship? We have not gotten anywhere.”
“Maybe, I’m not ready for all of this.”
“What’s with the maybe shit? You know what, let’s go home!”