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There I was, standing all alone. I could

  • There I was, standing all alone. I could not believe the world is ending right before my eyes. Everyone and everything was gone. All I can see is
  • the television set blank, but unsettled as if something was unsaid. I pushed my bones off the couch and struggled out of the door to find
  • a shiny new leather couch being brought in by a nimble delivery man. He smiled at my bones, inspecting them, before entering without another word. "Perhaps you should get that
  • lower lumbar looked at. Looks a little lopsided to me." Sitting on my new couch, I raised an eyebrow and replied, "Since when do furniture delivery men know about such things?"
  • "Well, the truth is, we're both out-of-work chiropractors, ma'am." the skinny one said. "Delivering furniture was the only job I could get. I'd be happy to align your spine while I
  • "while I take my break, and my partner brings in the boxes of glass" Just then there was a loud crash outside the front door.
  • "I broke the boxes of glass," he cried as he flung open the door. "You've ruined everything!" "I did it on purpose, I tell ya, just like that - smash!" "Why, Leo? Why?" Leo grabbed
  • a piece of glass from the concrete floor in our basement flat, and showed it to me. "Look at it, Amarghrekhala!" So I kicked him to the curb. There's a time for mysticism, and a t
  • ime for sowing & reaping & a time for love AND a time for buying carpets. I was going shopping. I forgave him, of course, so he came too. But in his pocket was the piece of glass!
  • I don't know why he couldn't just let the piece of glass go. That piece of glass had become a major point of contention in our relationship. But if it makes him happy...
Started
2014-11-19 13:47:17
Finished
2014-11-22 21:05:08

1 Comments

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    lucielucie Nov 23 2014 @ 09:19

    I like how the narrator ended up carpet shopping with the delivery guy.

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