Tony and Tarick are sitting at a kitchen table. A lone light bulb swings from the ceiling. Tony is licking the crumbs off his fingers.

: I'm tired of eating Pop Tarts for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Tony: Me too. (wipes his mouth) We haven't eaten so great since you got fired from the Jack In The Box.

Tarick: I'm telling you, that manager had it in for me.

Tony: Anyway, I get paid Friday, I'll get some food then. Okay bro, I'll see you later.

Tony leaves for work at the tobacco store. Tarick skims through the paper looking for jobs and circles a few possibilities. After taking a shower he gets in his Festiva and heads over the first place circled. He enters the air conditioned store Heaven Is Wide.

ManagerLady: Can I help you sir?

Tarick: I came to apply for the sales position.

ManagerLady: (eyes him up and down) Do you mind me asking what can makes you think you can sell women's lingerie?

Tarick: Well, this is a fat people store right? I figure fat people are just happy enough to find a thong in a size forty so they shouldn't be too picky. All I'll really have to do is point them in the right direction and ring them up and stuff.

ManagerLady: Fat people?

Tarick: Oh I can give you a list of references or whatever.

ManagerLady: Actually, we aren't looking for any new help right now.

Tarick: But (points to the add in the paper) the paper says you're looking for help.

A customer walks in.

That's an old add, we haven't pulled it yet. I'm sorry but we're fully staffed. Excuse me.

May I help you?

Tarick gives the ManagerLady a nasty look and leaves the store. He looks at the next place in the paper a book store in the same shopping plaza. His stomach grumbles loudly. He checks his pocket only to find a dollar and thirty nine cents. He looks around to see where he can eat. A grocery store, Wendy's and a bakery. Outside the bakery is a delivery truck, the doors are open and a man is taking trays of pastries into the store. Tarcik's stomach grumbles again. He looks toward the Wendy's and back at the bakery. Meanwhile, later on at the tobacco shop, Tony is refilling a mans lighter.

Will that be all for today sir?

OldMan: I think so. Ya giving away samples?

I can give you a sample if you want.

OldMan: Really? Give me something the ladies like.

For the ladies huh? Well maybe the Honey Cavendish.

OldMan: I'll try it.

Okay then, that comes to five dollars and sixteen cents with tax.

OldMan: What if I don't want to pay the tax? (he laughs at himself)

Tony: Sorry, I think you have to pay the tax.

OldMan: I'm just foolin' on ya. I don't have any cash, can I write a check?

Tony: Of course. I'll just need to see some I.D.

OldMan: Ya want my real one or my fake one? (laughs again)

Tony: Which is more convenient for you.

I'm just joking.

Tony finishes ringing up the OldMan. He notices it's almost closing and begins to clean up the store. It's five minutes until close. Tony looks around and doesn't see anybody coming so he closes the store up early. He finds a ten dollar bill in his wallet and runs down to the food court, hoping to get something from the Majesty Dragon. As he approaches, he can see the lights off and the staff wiping down the counters.

Tony: Dammit!

Dismayed he heads for the parking lot. On the drive home Rupert Holmes' "Escape" comes on, Tony can't help but sing along.

If you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain, if you're not into yoga, if you, have half a brain, if you like making love at midnight, in the dunes on the cape, then I'm the one you're in love with, write to me and escape?

He enters the house still humming the tune. Tarick is sitting at the table eating a donut.

Tarick: Hey man, how was your day?

Tony: (sits down with him) Same ole, same. Did you find a job?

Tarick: (with cream filling all over his mouth) Yes mom.

Tony: Sorry.

Tarick: (swallows) Books-A-Million hired me to do stock. I start Monday. Want a donut?

Tony: Sure. (he grabs one and begins to speak with his mouth full) I was gonna bring home some Majesty Dragon but they closed. Mmm, I need some milk.

Tony gets up to open the refrigerator. It's filled with boxes of donuts on every shelf. He turns around and looks at Tarick.

Tarick: (taking a huge bite) I robbed a donut truck today.