Monday, April 26, 2010

Quickly and Quietly


Taking the last chance I had to escape I slipped out the door quietly. An eerie feeling lingered behind me with each step I took forward, like I was being watched.  Checking over my shoulder every few steps I...

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  1. carefully wove my way down through the rocky pathway out to the street, dodging into the doorway insets, hoping not to be seen. Once I made it to the street...

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  2. everyone started laughing at me and throwing their nachos at my head. I ran back the other way until I found a chance to dodge into a filthy men's restroom. I hid behind a toilet, wiping the nacho cheese from my hair and licking my fingers as I cried.

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  3. Leaving the restroom I found my way to a large wooded area.

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  4. . . . trying to spot the rest of the tourist group. Where could 35 middle-aged to senior adults disappear to? Henry was in a wheelchair for crying out loud.

    I strained to hear faint conversation, a bus driver's horn — anything.

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  5. That's when Barry blared his air horn in my ear. He chased me and chased me, snorting and chortling. Luckily, he was fat and out of shape, so I finally evaded him.

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  6. I was not going to buy fake and highly marked-up ancient coins from that overweight comic book store owner. And even though I had been single since Marge passed away I was not going to the bars with Barry to "scope out hot natives." I did manage to take something from him when he wasn't paying attention and it was only a matter of time before he'd notice.

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