Tony and Emmeline on The Bed

It's the same day after Epson wakes up from his bed.

His boy Chandy still sleeps on her bed. He has contamination issues, so he prefers to sleep alone. He's afraid to be dominated, even though she never thinks that way. After drink one pill to reduce his tendency, he pours water to his friend.

"Wake up you sleepy bear."

He just being patient this time.

"I want to go visit to have some amends with old enemies."

"Who are they?"

"None of your business.

That's what I heard when I put my ear to his old house, never being cleaned. The opposite with our smelly house.

"Hey Tony, how's the eavesdroping, I bet you don't lost to your fucking fear, don't you?" I admit his words are true as hell.

"No man, I try my best to fight them."

"Good, because it's gonna be wilder out there."

Gal search for some cereal box to have a meal time.

No television, just squirells make a baby on our ridden television set. We have some papers on our wall. We read to find something we can do about. Maybe become a hero or someone else.

"Man I feel my crotch very hot," I try to be more wild.

"New version of you, huh?"

I never really know when I have to change. From three of us, I'm the one who never show any real character. I'm always evolving through situation.

"So how's that creepy ass Epson?"

"I hear a little noise. Probably have some fun."

"A girl?"

"One of them yes, and the other Chandy."

Ferd chuckles when I said 'Chandy', it's the funniest name we ever heard. And I know it's wrong.

"Who's the girl?"

"Emmeline."

"I bet she's straight," Gal added.

"Nice one Gal." We know what he means is 'line' which that means straight.

"One of us have balls to do it." I wonder how many word 'balls' we use currently. We have so many posters about greasy stuff.

Never good at mechanics, but we have bycicle to touch with some oil.

"Knock, knock." "Oh shi-," keep your bitching Tony.

"Hey Epson, want to take another beating?"

He looks pissed, but he has patched on his left eye.

"That's coincidence you fool, three against two."

Me and Gal laugh, knowing he just act tough.

"Look at your slump shoulders. Remember I beat you first before my boys beat you up when you fall."

Epson looks down.

"You lucky you're not on my-"

"What? The toefl class? We have perfect english and you must admit it."

"You ask for it man."

Epson tries to walk back, knowing he has no upperhand.

"Hold on, you spikes." I finally stand up, Ferd has some hope for me.

"Why don't you try to beat me up?"

"If that's what you ask."

Gal facepalm his forehead, knowing I'm such a twerp back then. But I have some workout so I'm not easily to get beat.

"Dick licker, let's get some round with my spiky legs."

"Who are you karate kid?"

"Ugggh..." I land a random kick, but I'm sure it's fatal.

"I did it, I finally did it." Epson falls down easily.

"It seems you are not fighter type huh? Just a predator."

"Come on boys let's get out of here. Here is some alcohol to release pain, creep."

Epson left, Chandy lefts him.

"Poor guy, huh."

"Tony I hear that again from you, you're dead."

I often being so emphatic to people, but when they deserve it, I won't hesitate.

"Ferd, I want to go to summer camp," Gal intend.

"Let's try for another episode, we are getting closed before the writer steps in."

"Yeah, I'm afraid to have another writer's block."

We taste some fire on our slump shoulders, and campfire outside the caravan. "This is heaven," Gal add some fire words.

"Sure as hell, man."

It's a nice night to walk.

"Let's get into the walmart," Ferd asks.

"I don't have any pennies."

"Nice one Tony, now you grab your papers."

"For what?"

Speak of the devil, Emmeline is outside of the door.

"Hey Tony, two or three?"

"You lucky man, Tony."

They both left, leaving me alone.

Come on guys, I never done this before.

No more writer blocks, but a blockade.

"Listen lady, I do whatever I want, and don't ever try to step on me."

She turns from flirty to confuse cuckles.

"I don't know what you mean?"

"Even in my own mind, I probably think of something that makes thing happen." "I don't know what are you talking about."

This is weird, she suppose to react. But she easily gets down and turns me into a magnet.

"Hey I know it's weird. I go out my mouth everything in mind."

I go inside the door, Emmeline follows me from behind.

God, this is easier than I thought.

"You know I wonder what happen to them."

"Anyway you sweep the floor, I want to lay down for a while."

What the hell man, she immediately sweep the floor. But I still have magical thoughts she will think in certain way or myself makes thing different.

"You went to school?"

"Dropped out?"

"A flunkies, huh? Get drafted?"

"I'm a girl... No It's a joke, I just don't want to."

I''m a draft dodger, following with Ferd and Gal.

"Yeah, a girl enlisted too, even Brandy."

"Who Brandy?"

"Some relatives in distance."

I don't lie about this.

We have fun in bed, I tied her up to unleash my fantasy. But I'm too lazy too explain more.

"On the other hand, Ferd and Gal walks around the street, find an easy store to rob, lucklily to have a girl with stockholm syndrome. At least not get into trouble, get a hernia, or intestine problem like I have.

"You drink substances, Tony?"

"How can you say that?"

The way you talk, think, and something I don't even know what I react to."

"Yeah, and I don't know if I deserve it."

She leans on me. As a gypsy we always get rid the feelings, shove it down and indifferent.

I show the photos of my childhood, very barely to see. I just left it on the table to pretend I don't have intent to show her. It seems she knows, or just pretend. "How old are you in this?"

Very little photo I put in my wallet, somehow never gone.

"Four."

We never react of cuteness. This junkies boulevard never react, we dancing and sweaty.

Just like a guitar tab and we just find the bass connected with another instruments played together. No certainty, no hoarder, just harmonize with it.

"Forget about them, we can have fun together."

"Yeah, I want to collect some cassetes and vinyl."

"I have a lot of it."

"And some my new recordings."

In my mind I want us to get laid and have our photos taken, become the signature album. Then gives those two some prepared meal.

THE END