"Oxford Comma" đź…´
This post is part of a series: Part I, “If We Were Vampires,” Part II, “Psycho Killer,” Part III, “The Graveyard Near The House,” Part IV, “Don’t Trust Me,” Part V, “Oxford Comma,” Part VI, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”
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Sarah is sitting a bench eating lunch and doing English homework.
Sarah: “Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?”
Mun is passing by watching his phone laughing at his phone.
Sarah: Yo Mun!
Mun looks up and points to himself, taking out his airpods. Sarah nods and gestures him to join her.
Mun: What’s up Sarah?
Sarah: Watching something funny?
Mun: Um…
Sarah: What? Was it porn?
Mun: No! You’ll make fun of me.
Sarah: I won’t.
Mun: It’s Love Actually.
Sarah looks at him quizzically.
Mun: It’s this movie that came out a long time ago, like at the beginning of the millenia. There’s like a lot of stories that are interconnected and it’s like mostly about love. It’s an English film.
Sarah: Cool. “I’ve seen those English dramas too” and they’re pretty good. Old stuff is cool.
Mun: Thanks for not making fun of me. Sy’s been nonstop since I told him we weren’t friends so now he has his goons following and taunting me. Not goons, that’s deragatory. They’re bullies.
Sarah: “They’re cruel.” Hey, can you help me with my English assignment?
Mun: I haven’t done it yet.
Sarah: Let’s do it. I can’t figure some of this out. “If there’s any other way” you’ll be able to help because you’re smart.
Mun: You just have “to spell the word” based on the pictures of emotions on the page. What you have there looks “fine with me.”
Sarah: Thanks. Why don’t we hang out more?
Mun: I don’t have a lot of friends. I’m different than everyone else here.
Sarah: You and me both.
Mun: I know.
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