Carver, “A Small, Good Thing”

“‘There’s a cake here that wasn’t picked up,’ the voice on the other end of the line said.

‘What are you saying?’ Howard asked.

‘A cake,’ the voice said. ‘A sixteen-dollar cake.’

Howard held the receiver against his ear, trying to understand. ‘I don’t know anything about a cake,’ he said. ‘Jesus, what are you talking about?’

‘Don’t hand me that,’ the voice said.”

수화기 한쪽에는 세상이 무참히 무너져 내리는 중인 한 부부가 있습니다. 다른 한쪽에는 케이크 값을 받으려는 빵집 주인이 있고요. 둘 사이에 화해란 과연 있을 수 있을까요?