The pink box appears on my kitchen counter, out of nowhere. "Hey," it says. "How you doin'?" "I'm okay," I say. "Hungry?" the box asks. "Not really, I just had some toast." "Toast? How boring is that?" "I like toast." "Sure you do." "I do." "Come on," it purrs, "open me."
"I shouldn't." "Live a little. I dare ya. One bite. How much damage can it do?" "Plenty," I say. "Oh please," says the box. "Get over yourself." I feel myself getting sucked into its vortex. My pulse quickens. I reach in. I take a bite of something glazed. I take one more. I cut off a corner. Another gulp and the whole thing's gone. I eye the sprinkles, the jelly D. I'm in big trouble. I close the lid. I step away. I'm back. "You know what you are?" I ask, licking chocolate off my fingers. "Evil," I say, slicing an eclair in half. "Capital E - V - I - L." "You sure can spell good," says the box. "Want a French cruller? They're super delish." "No thanks, I'm done." "Keep telling yourself that," says the pink demon. "You're just gettin' started."
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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