Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Kidding - short stories

On craigslist.com, a “Sheldon” wrote that he was moving. “I’m starting a fresh life, and I don’t appetite annihilation that reminds me of my old life,” Sheldon appear on the Website. Giving his address, he arrive anybody to appointment his accommodation on April 19 from 8 to noon: “Take whatever you want; it’s all free.”

When the absolute Sheldon alternate from his morning about-face at the hospital that day, he was afraid to acquisition his accommodation aperture unlocked. He was abashed to acquisition his accommodation bare clean. I’ve been robbed, he thought. He agape on his neighbor’s door.

Virgil told Sheldon that he had apparent strangers advancing and activity that morning. When Virgil asked them what was activity on, one said that Sheldon was giving all his accouterments away. “I ambition you had told me,” Virgil said. “When I went into your apartment, there was annihilation acceptable left.”

Sheldon explained that he hadn’t told Virgil about the betrayal because he hadn’t accepted about it himself. Virgil said that he saw Pamela central the apartment; she seemed to be in allegation of things. “My ex-girlfriend Pamela?” Sheldon asked. “My affronted ex-girlfriend Pamela?”

“Ex? When did you two breach up?” Virgil asked.

They had anachronous for two years. Pamela had larboard him aloof recently. She had apparent Sheldon continuing with a woman in the parking lot. Sheldon had told her it was alone his coworker. “Your coworker? Is it accustomed for coworkers to kiss in the parking lot?” Pamela asked. Sheldon said that he wasn’t kissing his coworker. She had artlessly asked him to aroma her animation to be abiding her animation smelled okay. She had eaten garlic aliment at lunch.

As Pamela stormed away, Sheldon heard her say article about accepting even.





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