Go ahead and tell me if you soften your eyes a little, I'm not right.

[emelbe]

Her, barefoot: I got new shoes.

Me, smartass: Are they invisible?

Her: Yes! But really. [goes to get them]

Me, squinting: Neat. What are those? Flowers? A bloody field of bodies?

Her, bringing them closer: No. Sort of crunched up leaves. Bodies…?

Me, taking them to hold them at a distance from her: See, doesn’t it look like it could be the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse?

Her: …

Me: …

Me: And this has been your daily Rorschach Test.

Her: Mmm hmm.

Comments

[nanila]

Those are the best shoes for tidying up after slaughtering your enemies.

[emelbe]

Right? And she looked at me like there was something wrong. Kids these days.