Re: Rhadiel's/Darg's Story Circle
andythegill;102560 said:
i know do one about the almighty loaf of MURDEROUS bread
or dante and vergil of dmc3
I'll take the first one, most likely one that describes my er... particular state of mind. By the way, thanks Rhadiel for
having the thread name changed. I hope I can contribute more now that I'm back to stay... hopefully. Here goes nothing...
The Night of the Murderous LOAF
It was five o'clock when Rolf Reno finally closed up his shop, a dingy little cornerstore on the east end of New Whipshire. He was worn out from the long, hard day of sitting behind the counter waiting for the many opportunities to go postal waiting on him to ring them up. Without any outside assistance, managing the store on his own, he wondered how long he could hold up. He was old, tired of the same old stupid thing day after day. As he walked up to his car at the edge of the curb, he noticed with dismay that the side had been keyed up while he was away. "Dammit!" he shouted, frightening a nearby group of tourists who were walking nearby. Living in the city was hard, and harder yet was trying not to lose his temper in the face of his worsening life.
On the way home, he stopped by the minimart on Checard Street, picking up a carton of eggs and a gallon of milk before going to check out. The clerk checked his credit card and had the groceries bagged up before giving him a strange look over the counter of the checking area. It was then that Rolf realized that there were no other patrons besides him in the emptied grocery store. The clerk leaned over the counter, speaking to him in a low tone, "Hey buddy. You want a good deal?" Rolf scratched his head and replied, "A good deal? What are you talking about?" The clerk pulled a crumpled paper bag from under the checking counter, plopping it on the counter in front of him.
"You see this?" he said, "This here is a good deal. You've never had anything like this in your entire life. Believe me." Rolf was getting impatient, looking at his watch and getting more frustrated as the seconds ticked by. He was not entirely patient with people. "Fine, just give it to me. Here's five bucks, kid. Go buy something." he said, trying unsuccessfully to hide the sleaziness in his voice as he marched out of the store carrying the crumpled sack. As soon as he entered his worn, old car, he peered into the bag. There, he found a single large loaf of whole wheat bread, soggy and showing signs of mold on its side. "Just my luck." he muttered as he drove off to his house on McArthur Avenue.
When he got home, he threw the tattered sack on the coffee table unceremoniously, hanging his coat up on the hook of his old hanger. That night as he was making dinner, just a simple meal of noodles and a bottle of water, the doorbell rang four times quickly, the usual annoying sign that his irritating neighbor Willy had arrived. He shouted for him to come in from the kitchen, keeping his back turned. He was in no mood to talk to anyone, especially Willy Garner. "Come in. There's some food on the coffee table if you want it." he yelled, smiling to himself at the thought of having the fool get sick from the disgusting mold on the mysterious bread.
"Wow, Rolf. This here's quite a mess? Where'd you get it from? It looks like-" Then, without warning the sounds of muffled screams floated into the kitchen, Rolf dropping everything and sprinting into the living room, only to find a bloody mess strewn across the carpet and splattered against the front door. The paper sack was torn open with the loaf of bread sitting alone on the floor amidst the carnage. Rolf approached it cautiously, wondering to himself whether or not he was crazy, even after the therapist claimed it was true five times... maybe six. He couldn't recall. The loaf had killed Willy? But... how? he thought as he desperately tried to piece together the bits of this bizarre puzzle. Suddenly, the loaf turned towards him as if alive. Because it was. "Holy crap." he mouthed, his eyes fixed on the killer bread. But it wasn't that that he was afraid of. He really was that crazy after all...