Never Ending Reality of Being There

Rick is sitting on a bench in the park reading a paper. Chad walks in and sits down next to him without Rick noticing.

CHAD: Anything of importance in there that you care to share?

RICK: Huh? (Turns and recognizes Chad and is very surprised.) Chad?

CHAD: Surprised to see me, huh?

RICK: Well… yes…

CHAD: Yeah, well…I can’t stay long, but I did want to have a little chat with you.

RICK: I don’t understand…

CHAD: Don’t try to figure it out, just accept it.

RICK: You realize I wasn’t expecting you.

CHAD: I know.

RICK: Wow, this gives me a chance to tell you… well, how much I’ve missed you.

CHAD: Yeah?

RICK: I really hated for our friendship to end so suddenly. I
always enjoyed hanging out with you and doing stuff together.

CHAD: We certainly have good memories. All those games we went to…movies …barbecues …and just long talks.

RICK: I really miss that.

CHAD: Well, we can’t get it back.

RICK: I guess not.

CHAD: How’s Lori?

RICK: She’s good. Busy as ever.

CHAD: And your folks?

RICK: They’re doing okay.

CHAD: I always liked being in their home and being around them. Good people.

RICK: Thanks.

CHAD: Not like my family.

RICK: How is your family?

CHAD: Who knows? I was going to ask you that question.

RICK: Well, I haven’t been in contact with them since… well, you
know.

CHAD: It’s a shame, really. I guess they will end up just like me.

RICK: We all do eventually, I guess.

CHAD: Really? Is that what you think? Cuz that’s not the way it’s
been explained to me. Aren’t you supposed to know that stuff?

RICK: I wasn’t sure what you were getting at.

CHAD: Weren’t you?

RICK: You seem a bit tense.

CHAD: Oh, you noticed. I thought I was hiding it pretty well. I
didn’t want to upset you.

RICK: If you didn’t want to upset me, then what are you doing here? What do you want from me?

CHAD: An apology I suppose.

RICK: Apologize? For what?

CHAD: (Short laugh) It won’t make any difference any way. Forget it.

RICK: I don’t understand.

CHAD: Don’t you? Think about it. Why would I come back to talk to you especially?

RICK: (Getting upset) I don’t know. I didn’t know you could. What is this about, Chad?

CHAD: You really don’t know?

RICK: Something tells me it has to do with your death…did I…? Chad, I was not even there!

CHAD: It’s not about my death, Rick. It’s about my life. It’s
about my afterlife.

RICK: Where are you spending it, Chad?

CHAD: Where indeed! You will never know what it’s really like.
Because for you… hell doesn’t have any concern. You have heaven to look forward to.

RICK: You’re …in….hell?