Jake called me this afternoon out of the blue.

He said he made a pot of red beans and rice. He was driving to a restaurant a friend works at to get some corn bread. He said if I went along on the car ride, he’d share.

I wasn’t doing much… just reading for school, and I was happy to get out.

Jake drives a beat-up old truck. I waited outside and then climbed in when he pulled up.

We drove for a while. I Asked him how he made the beans. He explained.