A Moment While Shopping

I was walking through WalMart when I ran into Holly, daughter of the director and a fellow cast member in Godspell.

She was on the phone with her mother when I approached her, and she said, "Hey Mom?  Yeah, Will is here."

She always calls me Will.  It's one of many names I am happy to answer to, and one of the few the include my actual name.

There was a pause, then she said, "Will!" even louder.  I wasn't sure if it was poor reception or poor memory that was causing the communication problem.

"You know!" Holly said, "Will!"

I said, "Tell her it's the black one."

Either Holly didn't hear me, or didn't want to repeat what I said.  Instead, she said, "It's Jesus!" referring to my role in Godspell.

There was another pause, and Holly rolled her eyes but before she could repeat herself yet again, I said, "Tell her it's the *black* one."

A nearby WalMart worker just stared at me, probably wondering if I was crazy.

Later, while I was talking to someone else I knew, I heard the sound of glass shattering.  I really do hope the two incidents aren't connected in some way.

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