The Road to Emmaus: Part VI
"Shhhhhh," Mr. Daniel said. The television gurgled in the background. She saw dirt walls. "You're safe for now."
She didn't believe him. They'd punched her in the head to knock her out. It took six punches from multiple sides to do the trick. She heard a news report about her abduction.
"You see," Mr. Daniel said, "Before you reported the news. Now, you are the news." She screamed into her gag. He slapped her. "You ignorant woman. I'll tell you something newsworthy. Early in history, women were rulers. They were priestesses, governesses, judges. Then, something happened. The men rose up and took the power from the women. Do you know why?"
She squirmed. The foul smell of underground decay flowed in and out of her nostrils. She tasted blood. He put his hand on her head and pushed her cheek into the soil.
"Because," he said, "Women are stupid, evil and filthy. Praise be to God."
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Murphy sat in the dark, drinking beer and watching television. He felt a pang of guilt when he wished the whole terror thing would go away so he could watch Grey's Anatomy uninterupted by news flashes. The guilt worsened when he realized his original guilt stemmed from watching Grey's Anatomy.
"I've had enough of this crap," he said. His legs wavered when he stood, so he sat. He shut off the TV. The last image, the one of Mauly Peppers in her bright pink Channel suit with the bright red tagline 'ABDUCTED', made him horny. More guilt, he thought.
The door opened and closed.
"'Bout friggin' time," Murphy said. "You missed another long night of watching the world go to hell." Murphy followed the footsteps down a long corridor to the kitchen. He heard the bottle opener click open a beer. "You're drunk again," Murphy said. He heard a second beer open. He took it when it was offered to him.
"You gonna do anything about all this?" Murphy asked.
"Nope," his roomate said.
"Why not?" Murphy asked.
"I seen worse," his roomate said, "Try 1100 to 1500. Now there's a world crisis for you."
"I asked you a question," Murphy said.
"Murph," he sighed, "If I start running around fixing every little problem the world gets into, no one learns to help themselves."
"They abducted Mauly Peppers," Murphy said, walking away. He stopped at the door.
"I know," Jake said. "That's why I'm drinking."
She didn't believe him. They'd punched her in the head to knock her out. It took six punches from multiple sides to do the trick. She heard a news report about her abduction.
"You see," Mr. Daniel said, "Before you reported the news. Now, you are the news." She screamed into her gag. He slapped her. "You ignorant woman. I'll tell you something newsworthy. Early in history, women were rulers. They were priestesses, governesses, judges. Then, something happened. The men rose up and took the power from the women. Do you know why?"
She squirmed. The foul smell of underground decay flowed in and out of her nostrils. She tasted blood. He put his hand on her head and pushed her cheek into the soil.
"Because," he said, "Women are stupid, evil and filthy. Praise be to God."
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Murphy sat in the dark, drinking beer and watching television. He felt a pang of guilt when he wished the whole terror thing would go away so he could watch Grey's Anatomy uninterupted by news flashes. The guilt worsened when he realized his original guilt stemmed from watching Grey's Anatomy.
"I've had enough of this crap," he said. His legs wavered when he stood, so he sat. He shut off the TV. The last image, the one of Mauly Peppers in her bright pink Channel suit with the bright red tagline 'ABDUCTED', made him horny. More guilt, he thought.
The door opened and closed.
"'Bout friggin' time," Murphy said. "You missed another long night of watching the world go to hell." Murphy followed the footsteps down a long corridor to the kitchen. He heard the bottle opener click open a beer. "You're drunk again," Murphy said. He heard a second beer open. He took it when it was offered to him.
"You gonna do anything about all this?" Murphy asked.
"Nope," his roomate said.
"Why not?" Murphy asked.
"I seen worse," his roomate said, "Try 1100 to 1500. Now there's a world crisis for you."
"I asked you a question," Murphy said.
"Murph," he sighed, "If I start running around fixing every little problem the world gets into, no one learns to help themselves."
"They abducted Mauly Peppers," Murphy said, walking away. He stopped at the door.
"I know," Jake said. "That's why I'm drinking."
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posted by Christopher | 7:25 AM
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My writing is going to a place you don't want or need to know. But, you will know.
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