Pound

Octoberville

Andrew only wanted to belong to the group of cool guys.

“According to the book, to be accepted you must eat a pound of salt,” they said.

So, he agreed.

The result wasn’t good.

His family, friends, and doctors asked him why, but he never gave the guys up.

When he was about to die, he recalled having read that in China nobility used to commit suicide by eating salt.

His intention had definitely not been to commit suicide, quite the opposite.

The guys denied everything, even the existence of the book.

Andrew’s last thought was “Ugly people, happy monsters.”

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