Burger Wuss (1999)
Burger Wuss
“I was not close to the fire.
There were three stumps around me. All of them were big with moss. My knee pressed into one of them. The moss was cool and wet. I worried about what might be slithering there. Bugs love to live in moss.
The tree was a beech. My fingers curled around it. They kept me steady. I was squatting. No one could see me.
Shunt and I had finished our secret errand. Everything was in place. Tonight was the night. The Plan would bear fruit. Stage three. Everything was perfect. W...hen we had finished preparing, Shunt had gone and joined the party. I had to wait. We wanted to throw people off the scent by arriving separately.
Music came from the top of Party Hill. People were shouting at each other and laughing. I didn’t recognize the music. It had a lush guitar sound. It wasn’t bad. Somewhere up there, there was a keg, maybe two. I could see the flames of the bonfire. Quick, dark shapes threw themselves around the fire, between the tangle of boughs.
Below, I could see the pond reflecting the black outline of the forest.MoreLess
There were three stumps around me. All of them were big with moss. My knee pressed into one of them. The moss was cool and wet. I worried about what might be slithering there. Bugs love to live in moss.
The tree was a beech. My fingers curled around it. They kept me steady. I was squatting. No one could see me.
Shunt and I had finished our secret errand. Everything was in place. Tonight was the night. The Plan would bear fruit. Stage three. Everything was perfect. W...hen we had finished preparing, Shunt had gone and joined the party. I had to wait. We wanted to throw people off the scent by arriving separately.
Music came from the top of Party Hill. People were shouting at each other and laughing. I didn’t recognize the music. It had a lush guitar sound. It wasn’t bad. Somewhere up there, there was a keg, maybe two. I could see the flames of the bonfire. Quick, dark shapes threw themselves around the fire, between the tangle of boughs.
Below, I could see the pond reflecting the black outline of the forest.MoreLess
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