I invented the ambiguous post with photos...
"what happens if you don't take the pills?" i asked. "i know, but they - " i interrupted. "no, no. i'm not saying... just if you don't take them, how do you feel?" no answer. "depressed, bored, anxious, suicidal?" "yes," she said. "no, i didn't mean for it..." silence. "so what kind are they?" i asked. she laughed. "xanax. it's silly, really." she laughed again.
"look at the squirrel," i whispered. the rodent staggered towards us. it had a yoplait yogurt container stuck on its head. "it has a yoplait yogurt container stuck on its head," i said. she reached out and grabbed the end of the container. the squirrel pulled its head free. it chattered at us, then jogged away. "it's strawberry kiwi flavor," she said, "with active yogurt cultures".
"zip," i would say. "lock," she would say. i stuffed more of the halved chicken breasts into the bags, without her. separate, stuff, seal. it was something we used to do together. "zip," i would say. "lock," she would say. "zip," i said. "zip, zip, zip."
ADG Webmaster