he was so attunedaware of spider
suicides that even in the candleamberlit colour in the shower he could discern their
flailing dark bodies moving towards the drain on the fresh run of warming water
sprayed by the shower head
their size didnt offput or
creep him out though bending quickly to snatch them up he was flummoxedSHOCKED
that spiders sought his shower
he mentioned it to others
but apparently they ran their
showers without looking or ran them a long time before they entered them and
thereby the suicides complete
they had no idea what he was
talking about
furthur they were conflicted why he would save a
spider particularly if it was determined
to kill itself
he found that very telling about
the particular individual
maybe it was an odd thing to hold
against ones character
however he had found over time that
minor deficiencies or defects usually lead to larger and more serious ones and albeit an awkward one were revealed it was only a matter of time before others
manifested themselves
thats how he culled the herd
he stooped quickly and scooped a
large black spider up inches from the drain
its legs collapsed onto it and he
laid the black tangle up on the windowsill to let the water drain offthe shock
erode the book lung or trachea clear of water
they usually resuscitated and
moved to the wall off the sill before he exited from showering
hed saved appleseed three times
she was the longest-lived of the
spiders that found his bathroom
I cant believe you allow them to
build their websthat you dont take them down when you discover them his girlfriend
said it was a point of contention If you think Im showering in there youre nuts
she had to bring up his nutsdidnt
she
he usually allowed her to cool
before
snatching her off her feet and plunging fullyclothed into the showerstripping
her naked as the water heated and disrobing before soaping her up washing her hair
delighting in whatever sex play that evolved
she was a good sportshe was a great sport
when he exited the shower he saw
the spider hadnt untangledhadnt moved
he didnt think he injured it
he was ginger adept
it laid in a heap where he set it
down
when he finished toweling off and
Qtipping his earshe hated that sensationthat aquamute that accompanied showers
baths swimming he was never far from a
Qtip if he knew water and immersion were imminent Whadafuckin boy scout
be prepared
always had condoms no stranger called
him Daddy
then hanging his towel up on a
hook on the wall to the right of the windowthe whole time watching the spider for
the slightest movement he sighed he reasoned he couldnt save them allreasoned
there werent many human beings that saved spiders and drawing near it his sorrow reverted
itself his humour smiled and tickled him
he saved a ball of lint
probably the pell
from the pairs of thick cotton sweats he wore inside the house rather than
firing up the heat to warm it it was an
old house and hemorrhaged air during the summer heat in the winter so he
withstood the extremes until the cold extreme forced him he had a trick knee an artificial shoulder
that didnt play nice in the cold
gayly he snatched the moist lintball
and tossed it into the toilet
utterly comfortable he wasnt
exhibiting a deficiency or defect
evening, Sunday,
31 12. 17
1616, Monday,
1 1. 18
Alexandre Desplat The Creature (The Shape of Water) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhS1rI6H0dg
