Put That Thing Down

Milk Wood

"Put that thing down now," the owner said.

That thing was the spycam, the evidence of foul play.

It was all over the news.

They found cameras in all the rooms. The hotel was closed and the police ripped every mirror and every lamp off the walls. They tossed the furniture aside. They emptied the drawers and shoved them onto the floor.

It was their job, they said.

"This will cost a fortune..."

Well, not really.

The manager held “that thing” up.

"They missed this one. And it has the footage of the cops destroying everything."

"Blessed be the taxpayer."

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Speed

 

Wintersweet

It was great to live in a remote village. No hurry. No stress. And no pollution, they told him, a stern look on their faces. He got rid of the car, of course. He wouldn't want to antagonize the villagers. One day, he dropped a knife on his foot (don't ask) and there was no doctor close by. It looked bad... He wrapped his foot up and they said "take this, it's fast". Well... not. The darn moped died three times on him. And when he reached the doctor, there was an odd bird hopping behind him. No stress, huh?

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Anaheim

 

Time Remains

"Check the map. Where's Anaheim?"

"Oh, it's a place? Sounded like a name."

"It's the name of a place. But did you know that Heim is home in German?"

"I wonder if we'll meet Ana there."

"Where?"

"At her home."

"What?"

"It'd be a great name for a pub. Ana's Pub. Open 24/7!"

"What are you talking about?!"

"Anaheim, the pub."

"Anaheim isn't a pub. It's a huge city."

"Is it open 24/7 like Ana's pub?"

"No. It's closed. Let's check the map and go to Los Angeles instead."

"Ah, Ana, the Angel."

"Stop it! Stop it now!"

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Irresistible

 

Wintersweet

It was irresistible.

Tick tock, tick tock.

3am.

Tick tock, tick tock.

Let the hunt begin.

The silence of a heartbeat on the wall.

3am and here we go, three hours till dawn.

I have mapped it all out in my head. Left, left, right and left.

And there'll be the gate.

Tick tock, tick tock.

I won't run this time. I'll zigzag from shadow to shadow. Quietly. Slowly.

Tick tock.

The door creaked a loud alarm.

Tick tock. Tick, tock. Tick, tock.

And I ran. I just ran.

But... I was caught again.

Tick...

I was caught...

Tock.

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