she asked You hungry?
hungry
not hungryno doesnt
think about food
fuel ja not hungry
he
thought shed know that about him by now
Im not
Thank
you though
You’re not hungrywhen did you last eat?
Last night
It’s six.
Woudnt know don wear a watch
And theres not a functioning timepiece in this place
Who needs a clock? You have a phone.
No
Keep tha at home the house phone
Your mobile . . . is a house phone?
It is
Ive no need for it
Internet.
Nah
Social media.
Cold
day in Hell
You a . .
. . Luddite
You can shove your phone up
your ass all I care
Im not connected
Blissfully
so
Ducked the addiction
Hungry
We’re getting hungry.
Eat
Don wait on me say youre starvin
Youre not
Too busy thinkinbout food
You don’t?
Honestly don’t?
Lemme put it to ya like this
Im drivin down the road at night
Cop pulls me over
Approaches the car raps on the window
with an enormous flashlight
Rotates his indexfinger towards me down round
through the glass says Roll the window down.
I do
Do you know why I pulled you over?
I do not
You understand you’re a like a car?
No
Whas the problem officer
Going by you triggered a sensor.
Sensor
Yeah.
Eaten today?
No
No. Then . . . I suggest you do
or you’ll have to come to the station. We’ll feed you forcibly if
necessary.
Force me
You got it cowboy.
Body’s like a
car. Needs fuel to run to function. Zip in the tank. You roll to a stop along
the side of the road.
A waste of my time.
Thas mighty thoughtfulmighty considerate
officer
But Im a
big bo . .
.
. Then act like it.
Eat.
Get some food into you.
When I got home I wa . .
.
. Indicator says otherwise.
I have some things to knock off first
Home. Feed yourself. tapped him hard on
the arm Sorry.
That devise remains
functional three days. A meal a day okay if commiserate with your energy expenditure.
Otherwise.
You don’t want to know otherwise.
Move along, sir. Have a good evening.
Eat.
You follow
When did a cop pull you over? she
asked
Christ
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