An Ugly Pumpkin : 無料・フリー素材/写真
An Ugly Pumpkin / Afroswede
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| 説明 | Leroy woke up with a hollow feeling. He was not hungry, nor was he particularly sore, but he felt as if the substance within his body had been sucked out, leaving his limbs feeling dull and lifeless. He tried to sit up and then realized that there was no feeling below his neck. He tried to turn his head, and found that he could not do that either.He could still talk, however. The words he chose were not repeatable in polite company.Leroy paused and looked around. This was not his bedroom. In fact, he was not even inside of his house. He recognized the locale, though; he was sitting on his front porch. It was early evening, and the sun was just beginning to fade.His mind raced as he tried to come to grips with just what was going on. What had happened the night before? Drink had something to do with it. Yes, there was that party at the old museum. Yes, it had been an exhibition for that old lady with the extremely ugly sculptures. Nobody had dared tell her a word about what they really felt. Nobody, that is, except Leroy.What exactly had she told him? Something about a curse? He couldn't remember for sure. Too many trips to the cash bar had fixed that. He fought off the rising tide of panic to try to rack his brain for anything that would provide him a clue. This was insane. He had probably just fallen and hurt himself. Oh Jesus, he'd fallen and broken his neck. That had to be it. He was going to end up like Christopher Reeve. A vegetable! He felt like he should cry, but his eyes just didn't seem up to the task.The sound of movement disturbed his introspective grief. He tried to twist his head towards the noise, but it wouldn't turn. He swiveled his eyes as far as they'd allow him to and saw two children approaching. At least, he assumed that they were children. What he saw in actuality was a miniature version of Neo from The Matrix and an extremely youthful attendee of Hogwart's School of Wizardry."Man, why are we even going to this house?" Neo asked his companion. "We tried this one last year, and nobody give us squat.""We can at least ring the bell," the young wizard-in-training argued, "look, I mean, they've got a pumpkin on the porch.""Yeah, I guess. That's an ugly pumpkin," Neo looked right at Leroy. "I could do better with my eyes shut."The young wizard walked up and poked -- POKED -- Leroy's cheek with his wand. "Maybe we should bust it.""Jesus Christ!" Leroy screamed. "What the hell is wrong with you kids? Call an ambulance!"Both boys jumped back in surprised. Neo was the first to speak."Whoa.""Dude!" The young wizard bent forward, peering into Leroy's face. "That was awesome! Is this thing plugged in somewhere?""It's mouth moved and everything!" Neo peered around behind Leroy's head. "It must be some kind of animatronic. Like the movie studios use.""I swear to God," Leroy sobbed, "somebody call and ambulance and don't touch me!""Yo," Neo, looked around, "we totally have to show this to somebody!""Who're we gonna show? Nobody's gonna believe this?""Gimme your bag," Neo told his friend."Huh?""Gimme your bag man!" Neo snatched his friend's bag. Leroy swore violently as the boy pulled the bag down over his head. He was going to die. He was going to die because evil children had smothered him to death. He started screaming as his world went dark.Suddenly he felt a strange sensation. The world turned upside down and he was lifted up. They were abducting his body!"C'mon, let's go!" Leroy felt himself begin to move, accompanied by the sound of two pairs of sneakers running across the sidewalk. His screams were muffled by the bag, but he continued to wail. |
| 撮影日 | 2004-10-29 07:24:44 |
| 撮影者 | Afroswede , Montgomery County, MD, USA |
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