(A hospital room. GLEN and ADAM, mid-thirties, are in neighboring beds. They are wearing hospital gowns. GLEN is awake, reading a magazine. ADAM is asleep. After a few moments, ADAM wakes up and groans.)<\/i><\/p>\n
GLEN
Well good morning!<\/p>\n
ADAM (groggy)<\/i>
Glen. Hey.<\/p>\n
GLEN
The operation was a success.<\/p>\n
ADAM
Oh, that\u2019s great. How are you feeling?<\/p>\n
GLEN
Great! How are you doing?<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
I\u2019m really out of it.<\/p>\n
GLEN
That sounds about right.
(pause)<\/i>
Hey, Adam, I know I can never convey to you how much I appreciate this \u2013<\/p>\n
ADAM
Oh, no, seriously. There\u2019s no need to mention it.<\/p>\n
GLEN
Well, no, I think there is. You gave me a kidney. That\u2019s huge.<\/p>\n
ADAM
I was a match. What kind of friend would I be if I said no?<\/p>\n
GLEN
No, Adam. It was above and beyond.<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
Well, you\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n
(A moment passes. The two men have been rendered bashful by the level of warmth and intimacy. Finally, simultaneously, they reach between the beds and do a manly fist-bump.)<\/i><\/p>\n
GLEN
Awesome.<\/p>\n
ADAM
You\u2019re looking really well.<\/p>\n
GLEN
Yeah! I feel great.<\/p>\n
ADAM
When will they know if your body accepts the kidney?<\/p>\n
GLEN
I guess a kidney from a live donor starts working pretty much immediately, and it gets fully functional in three to five days. So, I guess three to five days after I have it implanted.<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
Sorry?<\/p>\n
GLEN
Once they put the kidney in me, three to five days later it should be fully functioning, if all goes well.<\/p>\n
ADAM
They didn\u2019t put it in you yet?<\/p>\n
GLEN
No, I thought it would be best to wait until I need it.<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
When will you need it?<\/p>\n
GLEN
Who knows? But I feel great knowing it\u2019s there. I feel prepared. Again, thank you.<\/p>\n
(GLEN picks up a jar from the floor and sets it on the bedside table. In it, a kidney is suspended in cloudy liquid.)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
I thought you needed it right away!<\/p>\n
GLEN
No!
(GLEN knocks on wood.)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
You son of a bitch! I thought it was a matter of life or death! You\u2019re just keeping it aside in case you need it someday?<\/p>\n
GLEN
What the hell, man? If you offer me half of your Twix bar, you\u2019re not going to be pissed off if I don\u2019t eat it right away.<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
No.<\/p>\n
GLEN
I mean, we\u2019re friends! We\u2019ve known each other for fourteen years! I\u2019ve been lying here, bored out of my skull for hours, just so I could be here in person when you regained consciousness. And I fucking hate hospitals, dude.<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
Thank you.<\/p>\n
GLEN
Look, you\u2019re welcome. You don\u2019t have to thank me. It\u2019s the least I could do.
(pause)<\/i>
I\u2019m gonna go get a Twix bar. You want anything?<\/p>\n
(pause)<\/i><\/p>\n
ADAM
Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups.<\/p>\n
GLEN
Sure thing. And Adam. Don\u2019t even think about going for your wallet. It\u2019s on me.<\/p>\n
(GLEN exits. ADAM lies in bed, silent. He glances over at the jar with the kidney in it. Idly, he reaches out and flicks it with his finger. He turns over and begins to drift back to sleep.)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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