I thought of this short story after I wrote Eat Me! but I never wrote it. I remembered it this morning and decided that now was as good a time as any to write it so.....enjoy.
I knew something was out of place, but I just couldn't tell what.
I was watching a show with my wife, then came into the kitchen. I stood there a minute looking around. Every thing looked OK, but I couldn't shake the feeling that some thing was amiss.
I walked over to the fridge; A thin tread of thought told me I wanted juice. I opened the door and looked hard at the juice...I didn't want any juice...but a cola was a whole different matter.
I closed the fridge and popped the can taking a long draw from that carbonated goodness. my face pulled a face in reaction to the sharp fizz as my brain rewarded me for the flavor. I took a deep breath and looked out the window.
Life was good.
Something was still off though. I saw my kids playing out in the yard and was happy to see how much fun they were having. They were safe, so that wasn't it. I turned and looked around the kitchen, the computer was on, was that it? No
The bathroom light was on, was that it?? No, I didn't think it was, but I was feeling its call now.
After I flushed and washed my hands I turned the bathroom light off. Then I checked my emails, turned off the computer. looked all around again then went back to my show.
I sat down and smiled at my wife, big with child, she smiled back and said.
"Forgetting something?"
"Oh yeah! I said as I hurriedly ran into the kitchen and got my cola, returning I said "Thanks honey, I hate warm cola"
"Your welcome' she said "But... I meant my juice."
I knew something was out of place, but I just couldn't tell what.
I was watching a show with my wife, then came into the kitchen. I stood there a minute looking around. Every thing looked OK, but I couldn't shake the feeling that some thing was amiss.
I walked over to the fridge; A thin tread of thought told me I wanted juice. I opened the door and looked hard at the juice...I didn't want any juice...but a cola was a whole different matter.
I closed the fridge and popped the can taking a long draw from that carbonated goodness. my face pulled a face in reaction to the sharp fizz as my brain rewarded me for the flavor. I took a deep breath and looked out the window.
Life was good.
Something was still off though. I saw my kids playing out in the yard and was happy to see how much fun they were having. They were safe, so that wasn't it. I turned and looked around the kitchen, the computer was on, was that it? No
The bathroom light was on, was that it?? No, I didn't think it was, but I was feeling its call now.
After I flushed and washed my hands I turned the bathroom light off. Then I checked my emails, turned off the computer. looked all around again then went back to my show.
I sat down and smiled at my wife, big with child, she smiled back and said.
"Forgetting something?"
"Oh yeah! I said as I hurriedly ran into the kitchen and got my cola, returning I said "Thanks honey, I hate warm cola"
"Your welcome' she said "But... I meant my juice."
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