The KMart Interlude 

The KMart Interlude

I think, thought Ansel, I had better find a phone.

(eric in)
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the neartest phone was by the men's restroom at the back of the store, and of course, he had to walk past a maze of bedding apparrel, home and garden designs, and a full-sized cardboard replica of Martha Stewart, in which, by the way, Ansel detected a slight resemenblance to our Picadilly madman with the orange handbill.

The paper with the phone number on it was sweaty in his hand and his mind was running wild, like a long road out to God Knows Where. Other shoppers were going about their business, as if computers were not communicating with them in bizarre, unexplainable ways. No one looked at him, except some young boy who told his mum that he wanted "pajamas like that man is wearing". The mom looked right at him, but seemed to give the boy a bewildered look, as if he was talking to some imaginary friend. Ansel shrugged if off and marched on to the phone, determined to get to the bottom of this. He glanced down at his palm, the numbers 837 98 44 64 began to smear ever so slightly. After what seemed an eternity under the dazzling and dizzying lights of the department store, he approached the red-caged phones. He picked up the receiver, took a deep breath, and hung up quickly, as if the receiver was burning hot. this was fucking ridiculous! once more. with the phone on his ear he pushed the numbers with slow deliberation, realizing, quite mystified, that they spelled out:

V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.

the operator abruptly broke through, like she was on the other side of the wall, and prompted him back into reality by gently reminding him to put in the required amount of change (curse those bloody crooks at british telecom) and after about eight bewildering rings that sounded more like a chimpanzee roaring in delight, a voice began speaking....

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Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:43 am MST by joey

Comment this one, or yours? thanks and you're welcome

Sun Oct 19, 2003 10:33 pm MST by lunaboca

Comment the story is going quite well. I just stopped by to say thanks. -JOey

Sun Oct 19, 2003 10:00 pm MST by Joey

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