Here’s a fun exercise: read through this and identify the
exact moment where things went wrong.
Jordan and Alan lay in
bed in an 1800s mansion-turned-inn. Rain falls loudly on the tin roof,
deepening the darkness of the midnight sky. As usual, Jordan can’t fall asleep,
and tries to make conversation with Alan to help put her out. Alan, half
asleep, attempts to keep up with the chatter.
JORDAN: What a nice room, eh?
ALAN: Mmmhmm.
JORDAN: Yyyyeah. Yep. I like that the art isn’t the usual
art you find in these places. What do you think of the art?
ALAN: [groggily] Well, I’m not too sure about that big
painting over the fireplace.
JORDAN: Why?
ALAN: ‘Cuz I keep thinking it looks like a giant eye staring
at me, watching me wherever I—
JORDAN: Nope. NOPE! Nope
nope nope. Why would you say that?!
Well, so much for sleeping! You just suggested that there's some sort of haunted eye living in that painting on the wall in an old scary mansion in the rain at midnight!
Jordan gets out of
bed, trying to figure out what to do about the now all-too-obvious eye. Jordan
barks direction at Alan, who proceeds to stack a pillow in front of the eye.
ALAN: There.
JORDAN: Nnnnno. It’s not covering the whole eye.
ALAN: So?
JORDAN: The eye is now peeking
over the pillow, spying on me.
ALAN: Ahahahaha…yeah, it is!
JORDAN: This isn’t funny, Alan! Did you want to sleep tonight? Nevermind my sleep, didn’t you want
to sleep?! Now you’re going to be up all night reassuring me that the eye isn’t
coming to get me.
ALAN: Okay okay okay. I’ll fix this.
Alan stacks a newspaper
on top of the pillow, covering the eye.
ALAN: Better?
JORDAN: Yes, except I have to pee now. Wait here.
Jordan returns to the
bedroom, climbs into bed beside Alan, and nestles down for sleep. Alan wears a
smirk, which makes Jordan suspicious. She turns over in bed and finds the eye has
become mysteriously exposed again. Alan snickers as she curses.
JORDAN: You really
don’t want to sleep tonight.
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