[Fiction] A favor from an ex, with a catch:
DENNIS
Let me guess. Is this about money? Now that I have it? Or do you suddenly need me on some emotional level heretofore unrealized?
Pause.
JOSH
Yes. I need money.
Silence.
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[Fiction] A favor from an ex, with a catch:
DENNIS
Let me guess. Is this about money? Now that I have it? Or do you suddenly need me on some emotional level heretofore unrealized?
Pause.
JOSH
Yes. I need money.
Silence.
