altercation
altercation. that's not how he would put it. often it would come out different. a little quieter and definitely shorter. shit. it would have been a misunderstanding, but violence was involved. that's how it turned nasty. then all of this had to be brung into it. the police. the law. it's not always in our lives you know. it just perches above our heads and a couple of words bring it into our lives. words like altercation.
altercation. that's not how he would put it.
he just got out of the car and started swinging. it wasn't a fight it was a fishing contest. they were on either side of the car casting out their hooks. just when one of them snagged, that's when shit hit solid ground. a window was smashed. and a mirror. we couldn't have that. so for immediate payment two broken fingers, with the expectation of cash transfer the very next day. or another finger. accelerated away throwing gravel in his face. his face was fixed on the two fingers that were somewhat out of shape.
not that the previous account isn't accurate. it is. it's just that i would refer to it as an altercation. he wouldn't.