City of the Lost
“He thrashed around a good twenty minutes before he died. Screaming the whole time until the smoke from his own body choked the air out of him. Then he just gurgled as his skin turned black and crackled like old paper.
I used a nailgun to pin his wrists to a chunk of new drywall at a construction site outside of Bakersfield so he wouldn’t roll around. Then I lit him on fire, and I watched him burn.
Until tonight that was at the top of my Worst Things I’ve Ever Done list.
I scrub myself raw. Brus...h my teeth until my gums shred. Go through two bottles of Listerine. I’m not sure it’ll ever be enough.
It’s almost midnight. I’ve been dead almost twenty-four hours. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
I’m still not tired. Guess that’s not really a surprise. Been going all day like I’m buzzing on a tank of coffee. Not feeling any signs of slowing down. So much for resting in peace.
My cell rings while I’m getting dressed. Danny calling from Simon’s club. Guess it’s his now.MoreLess
I used a nailgun to pin his wrists to a chunk of new drywall at a construction site outside of Bakersfield so he wouldn’t roll around. Then I lit him on fire, and I watched him burn.
Until tonight that was at the top of my Worst Things I’ve Ever Done list.
I scrub myself raw. Brus...h my teeth until my gums shred. Go through two bottles of Listerine. I’m not sure it’ll ever be enough.
It’s almost midnight. I’ve been dead almost twenty-four hours. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
I’m still not tired. Guess that’s not really a surprise. Been going all day like I’m buzzing on a tank of coffee. Not feeling any signs of slowing down. So much for resting in peace.
My cell rings while I’m getting dressed. Danny calling from Simon’s club. Guess it’s his now.MoreLess
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