By David Lanvert

You still walk faster than I do.

But you run faster. 

I know, it’s always been that way.

You should take it easy.

Don’t worry, I’ll slow down if I get winded. 

I mean you don’t have to push yourself. 

I’m okay.  We used to do more than this.

I know.

All those marathons.  But we could never run together. 

You’re right, we’re too competitive.

But we’re okay now – side by side. 

Yes, because we’re not really running. 

It will come back.

Of course.

But the conversation’s nice. 

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David Lanvert writes literary flash and short fiction. His work has appeared in Flash Fiction Magazine, Fiction on the Web, and Stanchion Zine, and his story “Come Wednesday” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Nevada.