the algerian and the american

One day the Algerian woman and the American man who lived on Brick Lane sat on the veranda for a cigarette. After about ten minutes they decided they should become more receptive; more open to life's twisted, secret, jubilant opportunities. He also decided that he wasn't going to care any more about what other people thought and she also decided to live more in a state of gratitude. And so they put out their smokes, closed the screen door, removed their shoes, took a breath, and jumped.