“Suze?”
“Yeeeesss?” Suzie replied from the other room.
“There’re critters in the kitchen.”
“Ohhh?”
“They’re squirming all over the walls.”
“Okayyy, well whatta they look like, Ali?” Suzie asked.
“Candy. They’re candy critters.” Ali peered down at the writhing mass of bug-like treats rushing around her ankles. Junior Mints with hairy legs scuttled and segmented Twinkies squirmed worm-like along the countertop.
Ali chomped down on a Hot Tamale caterpillar. “They still taste the same.”
“Sure.”
Ali brushed some Milk Dud leeches off the chair and opened her phone. “Suze, Josh didn’t message back. Do you think he still likes me?”
Friday, February 20, 2009
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Ahh this magic realism-esque stuff is so prime, and this one really creeps me out since I am scared of insects but want to eat candy.
ReplyDeleteI love the banality of the conversation since everything else is already so absurd.
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