Carnival: Volume 1

Page 34

Theft They chased the black homeless man down aisle four to the front of the store and forced him to remove the bottled soda from his soiled pants. They kicked him out through the automatic doors, back-slapped each other, congratulatory on catching the thief and preventing a crime from occurring. Then the employee who held the bottle pinched between his fingers like some strange dangerous insect, turned to the manager and said, "I'm going to throw this out, after all he did have it down his pants." — Wesley Francis

34


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.