Of Mice and Men: The Next Chapter

As Slim and George arrived at the bar, neither of them said a word. Slim looked at George but George avoided his attempt at making eye contact. They walked in and sat at a round wooden table that looked to be a decade old. George sat down at one end and Slim sat down on the other directly across.
“Ya did the right thing, shootin’ ‘im back there. God knows Curley wouldda done somthin’ worse.” Slim said trying to break the silence that fell upon them. George didn’t reply, he sat there looking down at the hand that had shot Lennie. It was obvious that George felt only guilt and nothing more.
George muttered to himself “God dam Lennie, I told ya’, I told ya’ and ya’ still.” George became silent and clenched his hands into fists.
“If only ya’ had listen’d” George whispered as tears swelled in his eyes. Slim looked away and shouted at an elderly man who worked at the bar and was cleaning down tables. “Two whiskey’s please.”
The old man nodded and walked behind the bar and began to prepare their drinks.
“He was a good guy, that Lennie fella’.” Slim said to George.
“Dam straight he was. I ...