Better Than Three

Scene: A conversation between two friends, Allison and Julia, at Cafe Yumm, a deliciously organic restaurant that services the world's greatest rice bowls. Julia, Allison's friend from high school and a non-diabetic, remarks that she is tired because she didn't get much sleep.

ALLISON: Yeah, I went low twice last night. Once at 2 in the morning, and the other at 8:30 a.m. The 8:30 wasn't too bad, but man I hate waking up in the middle of the night.

JULIA: (grimacing) Eesh. But hey, at least it wasn't three times.

ALLISON: (blank stare)

JULIA: Well, it's true

ALLISON: Yeah... I suppose going low twice is better than going low three times.

JULIA: Hey, I'm just trying to be optimistic.

ALLISON: (smiling) Yeah, going low three times definitely would have sucked.

JULIA: And it's definitely way better than going low four times.

ALLISON: Oh, definitely.

JULIA: But going low 5 times would have been cool.

ALLISON: (laughing) Oh yeah, five times definitely would have been cool.

JULIA: But not six times. That would have been bad.

ALLISON: (nods) Oh yeah. Really bad.

JULIA: Eight times would have been awesome, though.

ALLISON: Ha, yeah, eight times would have been the greatest.

JULIA: Seven times would have been kinda okay. But eight definitely would have been awesome.

ALLISON: Definitely.

JULIA: But at least it was twice and not three times.