A Kind of Magic...

Okay, this is really not my fault.

I am now in a very different spot than I’m used to (buzz). And I really did not expect the screaming and the trip through the air like that (buzz buzz). So dark, too…

But let me talk a little about myself and you might have a bit of sympathy about my plight.

Buzz…

Many years back (buzz), according to my manufacture date, I was put together in a factory in (buzz) a country that many of you read about online, and yet know so little about. It may seem strange that I can remember my (buzz) date of birth – such a strange piece of information – but I have very fond and deep memories of my construction (buzz buzz). It was bright in that room (buzz) when I was finally whole. And it was special when I was (buzz) finally tested…

Now, this is a funny story.

Buzz…

Maybe the stand(buzz)dards are not as high as in other countries, but no one wants to take a risk with a product that uses electricity as a source (buzz) of…pleasure. No animals were involved in my construction, let me (buzz) tell you, but they had to make sure that my use would not cause (buzz buzz) damage.

Oh, okay, you have already figured it out.

She was one of the many (buzz) ladies who worked there and had to make sure that I was safe enough to travel (buzz). If I remember correctly, they would only use the female staff – always (buzz) female – that had a little more (buzz buzz) experience, a little more maturity, perhaps…

Perhaps (buzz)…

And that is why the moment still lingers in my mind today. She (buzz) was sent off to be talked down to by one of the senior managers of the factory for taking (buzz buzz) too much time with our particular “batch of exports” (their buzz words for us…did I just make a pun?)

Anyway, that was when I knew (buzz) that I had been created for a purpose, not just (buzz buzz buzz) a toy that someone would enjoy for a little while and then (buzz) toss out with yesterday’s old (buzz) habits.

I really (buzz) wish she would notice (buzz) when I’m left on like this…

Anyway, they blamed her, not me. I was quickly settled into a box along with the rest of our “batch” and sent on our way…

And (buzz) when I say “our,” I do mean that it was quite a group in that trip. We were all very excited about (buzz buzz) the next stage of our lives, and I heard so many boasts and lies that I wondered if I had exaggerated (buzz) my own reputation.

“Hey, did you hear about…?”

And that was it. (Buzz buzz buzz) I had made my mark. There was a lot of chatter about how one of the testers had been taken (buzz buzz) away because she had “enjoyed her job far beyond the call of duty” (buzz). There was a temptation to join in and share what I knew – pretty (buzz) everything – but I just lay there and felt the pleasant sensation (buzz) of being praised by my peers and let the vibrations of the plane take me away…

Ah, vi(buzz)brations… Very much on my mind.

I should note it here. I did not (buzz) know what was written on the box when (buzz buzz) we were sent out into the wider world. The woman who purchased me – did not (buzz) spend much time in the warehouse or (buzz) on a shelf – probably did not think the name mattered when I ended up in the bottom of her bags and packages. All (buzz) she knew was that this was a brand she could trust…

Yes, it is (buzz) all about who you trust.

So (buzz), why is this my fault?

Why did things change so suddenly (buzz)?

Most of the noises I heard are quite pleasant, so such screaming really threw me off. Usually, the thing that you all call screaming is just a cry of pleasure. And my job is just to sit there (buzz buzz buzz).

Guess I still have the energy to work.

Guess that someone made a big (buzz) mistake.

Seriously, after all this time, you’d think she’d be more careful with me.

No, no… She watches another movie, finishes another bottle (buzz) and its back to work with me. All night that time (must have been a bad day at work)…

Maybe that is an excuse?

No, I won’t (buzz buzz) do that.

You have a family. You have a husband who is often away from home (nice place, too), and makes a lot of money (buzz).

And you have a very young and (buzz) curious son.

Did she know that it was Show and Tell Day at his school? Even I knew that when I overheard the conversation in their bedroom (not everything is muted under a bed, even when I have my own box). And the boy was not wrong to think that he was taking something special with him.

“Magic,” he said. “The box says, ‘Magic’.”

Oh dear, oh dear (buzz)…

Still going…

At least he treated me well. Never took me out of my box right away. Never woke anyone up. Never told them…what he was doing (buzz).

Really silly of them to behave like that. It was hard to be exposed to that much light, anyway. But to have to be treated so ridiculously in front of all of those (buzz) faces…

Really…

Well, I guess I’m on my way home. Recognized the perfume and the face (probably thinks that I cannot tell); she seemed upset with all of the nonsense that was really all about me.

And I wonder about the boy.

He was an innocent in all this and did not deserve to be embarrassed in front of all of his friends and that simpleton of a teacher (wonder if she has one; most likely, yes).

I’m still on I notice (buzz buzz).

We are still heading back to what I hope is my box (where did it go?).

No box today…

At least she's...well, well...

In the middle this and she needs me more than (buzz) ever. Radio seems to have inspired her to take things back.

That song works right now (I am picking up good - buzz buzz - vibrations; she's got all the excitations).

I wonder if anyone can see us (noticed the darkness on the windows). And here we go again.

Just like magic

(buzz buzz buzz...)

She really is (buzz buzz buzz) something else.