Scene II

Before replacing the lighter in his pocket, he takes a moment to appreciate the scuffs and marks on the old brass casing. He remembers the day Amara shoplifted it for him on their 3rd date. He remembers pointing it out to her as they toured the antique shop, and the look she gave him as she sneakily put it in her jacket pocket.

Old things fascinated him. They tickled the side of his mind that longed for a different time, for different at all. Anything but now.