{"id":2125,"date":"2015-12-03T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T16:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanborns.org\/word_press\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2016-09-12T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:51:46","slug":"short-story-cu-cu-cured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanborns.org\/word_press\/short-story-cu-cu-cured\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Story: Cu..Cu..Cured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My twitching index finger hovers over the trigger of a Magnum .44. I see very little downside to executing this bully.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even if I somehow get caught, the judge and jurors will applaud my gift to humanity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The man\u2019s fat lips start moving. \u201cYou really think you are man enough to kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I can tell this monster is scared. It\u2019s after midnight and the wharf is isolated. He is shaking and sweat is drizzling down his pockmarked face. Vomit tries to climb my esophagus and I force it down. My nose stings from that and the salty air. My fury causes me to stutter worse than usual. \u201cI.. I\u2026 You\u2026 You\u2026 ca\u2026 ca\u2026 ca\u2026 can\u2019t\u2026 t\u2026 t\u2026 t\u2026 ta\u2026 talk\u2026 to\u2026 to\u2026\u201d The sub-human leers at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I thought. Now put down that phallic symbol before you hurt yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I aim the revolver at his gaping mouth. I experience two realities converge. I grip the gun tighter as I flash into my own fifth grade mind. I am lying face down in brown grass while several boys above me jeer. The sun beats down on my head while Billy pummels my back and arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEat grass sucker or get a Nuclear Wedgie.\u201d Even if I eat the grass I am sure Billy will still pull my underwear up over my head. Last time it was; say \u201cuncle\u201d or get a Royal Flush in a toilet bowl with his urine.<\/p>\n<p>I take a bite of the bitter grass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot enough munchin\u2019 munchkin!\u201d Billy and his protection squad laugh uproariously.<\/p>\n<p>I swear I\u2019ll never let this happen to me again, as he stretches my underwear up my back. The only relief to the searing pain is when my underwear rips apart and the waistband is thrust over my face.<\/p>\n<p>I open my eyes and I\u2019m no longer on the ground, but Billy is somehow standing in front of me. At least I think this monster is Billy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shut up mind!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I will end the pain. \u201cN\u2026Ne\u2026Nev\u2026 Never again!\u201d The gun erupts in my hand. I feel my brain explode as the monsters brains truly do humorously explode. \u201cNever again, you filthy piece of trash!\u201d I say, startling myself. I smack my mouth deliriously overwhelmed. I have just spoken my first complete, uninterrupted sentence out loud since Billy invaded my life. Manic joy overwhelms me as I crumple to my knees.<\/p>\n<p>My eyes blur and reality returns in waves. This wasn\u2019t Billy at all, but an even more sadistic creature named George. He ripped out my heart when he stole away the only girl who ever loved me. The necessary sacrifice is my salvation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My twitching index finger hovers over the trigger of a Magnum .44. I see very little downside to executing this bully. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even if I somehow get caught, the judge and jurors will applaud my gift to humanity. 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