in the evening i made a call to L who lives in a neighboring country. she picked up the phone.
"hello, L, this is W." "oh, hi!"
"i have two questions for you." i said. ""are we going to get married?" is that the first question? well, bla bla bla..."
i paused for a few seconds, making sure i had heard it right. we have known each other since college days. she was a few years my junior. was gorgeous, smart and the center of attention. still out-spoken now as before, but even back then when we were much younger she wouldn't dare joke like this.
caught off guard, i laughed and said "L, people our age don't joke like this anymore." "why not?" asked L.
"burden of life, age...and nobody to joke to." "well, the more reason why we should joke more..." said L.