Look at the sink. Take in the design, really stare at its perfect curves. Touch it.
Go on. Everyone does it. It won't hurt you. But what if – when YOU touch it – you damage it. It bends then breaks -
Walk in the store, ignore the people looking at you. Take out your gloves, are you rich?
No.
Then why have a glove, grab the cart and go get your food. A worker greets you, you mumble “Hi”. Go on get the food.
Will 20 bucks be enough
The Employee respond, but you didn't really hear it. You smile and nodded your head -
Twenty dollars, could last for a couple of days -
Damn it, did he – or was it a she – do you remember the name? They talked to you and you just said HI like some loser. Go screw yourself, go apologize.
The tv is on and a warning comes on for the weather. A severe thunderstorm – wait the volume is at 13, turn it up to 15. Okay good. The warning isn’t anywhere near you.
But it could be. You could die from the storm, the rain pounded down like your thoughts -
Was the employee a girl or boy? You don’t remember.
If the sink breaks, can you call someone? Are you in trouble for it? Will the store need to fix it.
Maybe insurance – maybe.
Cereal is cheap, but crap – taxes, remember that. Put the food in the cart.
The employee thinks your rude, he – or she -will talk about you later. Have a good laugh, or you ruined their day.
Go back
GO BACK and say HI.
You find the person – it was a female, great now you look even more stupid.
Look at food, make it seem like you're just shopping.
Hail could ruin your car, do we have money for that? A tornado will destroy your house. Keep watching the channel. Watch the radar, make sure its not near you. Tornado’s happen mostly at night, you cant sleep or you'll die.
Thanks, you say, slightly louder this time.
Oh, okay... have a good day
Uh, y-you to. Thanks, thanks.
You're a moron, she thinks you're retarded now. Do- Don’t look back,now you ruined her day.
Pay for the food.
Don’t be silly, people expect you to wash your hands. Grabs the sink and do it, scrub your hands
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,... count, scrub again. Wash it off, warm water. Is it enough to kill the germs? No, this was the pre-wash. To get the particles of the dirt off of you.
Same wit the baby wipes. Scrub again, make sure your nails are good and clean. But they are bitten from the worry. The concern.
1,2,3,4,5,6 … more and more. Wash it off, the hot water turns your hand red,
Okay, soup, cereal and some pop. It rings up 20 dollars and 10 cents. Pray there’s a dime in your car, you sheepishly ask if you can go get the dime. So embarrassed, you want to die or go in a rock at that moment.
I'll go get the dime.
Its fine, have a good day. They give you the receipt.
The car has the dime.
Its okay, the manager said it was okay. You say.
No no no no no no. Grab the dime and walk in
Will the winds break the windows, doesn’t matter much if the house is gone from the tornado.
(Authors Note: I've been living with medium to severe OCD (ObsessiveCompulsion Disorder) for pretty much my whole life. Even as a toddler, my parent's have stories that seem unbelievable. After reading (most of)"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, I wanted to try his minimalism style. Very bland and to the point, I also wanted to evoke "Finnegans Wake" (James Joyce) by being fluid.
I do not know if I succeeded and I'm not on their levels. But it was an interesting experiment. Also for all intent and purposes this could be considered "finished". I could add on to it for years. But for now its still an idea that's interesting to me, and quite realistic in how my thought patterns work. )
