Night of the Living Debt!
Date: Tue, 10/30/2007 - 10:12
“What place is this?†I asked myself. “I must be dreaming.â€Â
I picked myself up and began to walk cautiously toward the only light I could see about two blocks away past the piled up trash and darkened buildings. As I passed an old dumpster, there, in a doorway, sat an old woman with a tattered old trench coat and a scarf tied around her head and under her chin.
“Where am I?†I asked.
“Need some cash?†she replied.
“I just want to know where I am. I am not asking for money?â€Â
“You will be!†she cackled. “You will be.†She began to laugh insanely and as she looked up at me her eyes glowed with little green dollar signs and her skin turned the color and texture of green mold and she began to give off a putrid odor that could only come from hell. “Your favorite color, Frog?†She continued to laugh out loud.
I walked away almost running down the street toward the light. I approached an intersection where a dim street lamp still barely glowed. Just then my cell phone rang.
“Hello!â€Â
“Need some cash?†It was her and that laugh. How did she get this number?
“No!†I shouted.
“Oh no?†she squawked. “Turn around!â€Â
I spun around and walking towards me was at least two dozen men with blank stares wearing cheap polyester leisure suits and bad toupees. They were almost chanting over and over. “He owes us money. Get his money. Pay up now.†I began to run down the street and around the corner. Face to face with the old woman again.
“Cash? Need cash?â€Â
I pushed her out of the way and kept running until I saw another group of them coming from the other direction,
“We can smell your cash.†One of them yelled. “Cash!â€Â
I turned to run the other way and I realized I was boxed in. They drew closer and closer. I spotted an alley and ran down as fast as I could. I could see a train stopped at the end. My lungs felt as if they were going to burst. As I got closer I could hear the conductor yelling “Board!’
I ran and stretched to reach and just as the train was pulling out I grabbed the handle as the conductor shouted. “All aboard for Cash Call!â€Â
It was too late! The train was moving too fast for me to jump off.
tb be continued......
Back to waiting for the next segment. AAAHH! The thrill of antic
Back to waiting for the next segment. AAAHH! The thrill of anticipation!
Thanks Frog. Love the story. Keep it coming.
I am not reading you Volley. You are sending me subliminal messa
I am not reading you Volley. You are sending me subliminal messages. I found myself making turkey tacos this weekend. I know its you!
Thanks everyone!! I really appreciate the support!
Thanks everyone!! I really appreciate the support!
Frog, I can remember my mom and her friends drinking wine and da
Frog, I can remember my mom and her friends drinking wine and dancing in the livingroom to Barry...those are things nightmares are made of. :wink:
I am so glad Frog is back with the story!!! Yea,....good job. An
I am so glad Frog is back with the story!!! Yea,....good job. And I love your new avatar too!!!
I apologize for not getting another page done this week. We are
I apologize for not getting another page done this week. We are short people at work so I really have not had a lunch hour to write. I will make up for it next week. Promise.
Now I can see Volleys post. I hate when that happens.
Now I can see Volleys post. I hate when that happens.
We left off quite a while ago, and hopefully you will remember,
We left off quite a while ago, and hopefully you will remember, the four of us had left the safety of the truck and were walking straight towards a virtual army of goons armed with die packs loaded cash and squirt guns full of milk of all things. We will pick up from there???????.
As we headed four abreast across the vacant lot being careful not to trip over the bottles and trash that was strewn about, we were unnoticed by the line of goons at the Ticket Master,. I saw ahead the shell of a building that must have been a park rest room facility or storage. I felt very uncomfortable chill as we passed close to it.
???????Wait,??????? I said, ???????let see if it????????s safe.???????
I walked a little ahead and carefully peeked around the far wall. Before I could pull my head back a hand suddenly grabbed the shoulder of my shirt and pulled me around the building and threw me to the ground. I looked up and there were four of them. Three males and a female, all trying to pull my bag from my belt and moaning.
???????Cash.??????? One said. ???????I smell cash!???????
I tried to get up but their grip on my belt was too strong that I was pulled back down. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Sky with his gun drawn and the others were near also. I heard a loud wailing sound and one of the males let go and put his hands on his face and started to bawl like an infant. Then another and another until I was free. They all started walking away with their faces in their hands. One was even crying Mommy! It was pretty pathetic to watch but I was at least safe.
???????Thanks guys.??????? I said. ???????You really saved my ass!???????
???????You would have been OK.??????? Sky said. ???????They only wanted your cash! I was told about them but I did not know where they were. Unlike those who spend eternity waiting on line. They spend their time waiting for their dealer to show up but he never does.???????
I looked toward the street and noticed that the commotion must have gotten the attention of the others. They were all heading toward us staggering and stumbling, moaning and groaning. There must have been a couple of hundred of them.
???????When we get within distance, throw your cash packs to the left and move to the right!??????? she ordered. ???????Detonate them when they are all over them. When we get near that side street, run down the left side of it about a block and then we should be safe. They won????????t follow! They will be to busy fighting with each other.???????
As they approached we did exactly as she said. They were falling all over each other and when the die packs were detonated they started to scatter in all directions. We quickly moved laterally to the right and then broke and ran straight ahead and down the street. We slowed a block down and began to walk.
???????How much further???????? I asked.
???????Not far.??????? Air Force Mom said. ???????There is an old theater where someone will let us in the side door.
???????Do they have a snack bar???????? Volley inquired.
???????I don????????t know but before you find out we have another problem. Look.???????
She pointed down the street at a group of figures sitting around on the sidewalk to the right sitting around a trash can fire..
???????I did not expect them..???????
???????Who are they???????? Volley asked.
???????Bikers, stoners and God knows what. They are spending their time here on whatever high that ruled them. They can????????t come down and are completely unpredictable. We have to get past them without making them feel paranoid. This is not going to be easy.???????
???????What do you suggest???????? I asked.
???????You tell me. I have no idea! All I know is that they are very dangerous characters???????
To be continued????????????????????????????
And.....I want to read the rest.!!!! I hate delayed gratificati
And.....I want to read the rest.!!!! I hate delayed gratification sometimes. :cry:
It will be tomorrow most likely. I have a mees to straighten out
It will be tomorrow most likely. I have a mees to straighten out. Read my post about my bank screw up!
This was a good one. It kind of reminded me of the Thriller vide
This was a good one. It kind of reminded me of the Thriller video with those zombies coming down the street. OOOOO!!!! :shock:
No, it is so busy at work and I am also working on a poem/story
No, it is so busy at work and I am also working on a poem/story for Christmas which I am planning on posting soon. I don't write poetry but it just seemed like a nice thing to do. No Volley you are not in this one! There is some food though. LOL
Frogpatch, you inspired me to post my Christmas poem I wrote a f
Frogpatch, you inspired me to post my Christmas poem I wrote a few years ago!
Last week we had escaped from the goon army only too find yet an
Last week we had escaped from the goon army only too find yet another obstacle in our paths. It was a bunch of Stoner Biker Zombies or real Hells Angels so to speak. We needed a plan to get by them and ???????.
They seemed from a distance to be out of it, but if they were totally unpredictable I was not about to take any chances.
???????Anyone got any ideas???????? Air Force Mom asked.
???????Is there another street? Could we go around the block? Luke replied with a question of his own.
???????We would have to go back the way we came. Too dangerous as we are out of cash packs and those goons are really pissed off right now because we messed up their clothes.???????
???????I have an idea!??????? I remarked. ???????I was a hippie freak in the late sixties and would become mesmerized by things that did not make sense when I was really stoned.???????
???????Your idea???????? she asked.
???????We will walk past them backwards and in slow motion.???????
???????You are still stoned.???????
???????No I think it will work. When one of them sees us he won????????t say anything to the others because he will think no one else sees us. The others will think the same thing. Then we can break and run once we get past them. What have we got to lose????????
???????Our arms, legs and heads. But that????????s all.???????
???????Come on I know their actors.???????
???????No, we are actors, they are f???????n dangerous murderers from hell. But let????????s do it.???????
So here we are walking backwards down the street past a bunch a dead speed freaks or whatever they are. As we begin to pass by one on the bigger uglier ones look up from his sidewalk stupor.
???????Ohhh wow man.??????? he groans. ???????Look at that!???????
The others look up and stare.
???????Wow, flip me out!??????? another one says.
They just sit there and stare at us until we are almost past them then something unexpected happens. Volleyball Girl starts to laugh.
???????Oh crap.??????? I thought.
???????Funny, they think we????????re funny.??????? The big one shouts. ???????I????????ll show you what????????s funny.???????
???????Lets get their
****.??????? another shouts.
They all get up and start to run toward us. They were fast as hell too. Not like the staggering goons. We turned and ran down the street and across an intersection and down another street with several of them right off our backs. I was getting winded and did not know how much further I could go.
I could hear them yelling mother f------ We????????ll kill you mother f--------. I was pushing myself as hard as I could but they just stayed on top of us. Suddenly ahead a door opened onto the sidewalk and a woman popped out wearing a Miami Dolphins shirt.
???????In here!??????? she yelled.
We made it to the door, ran inside and she slammed it behind us. I could hear the pounding on the outside.
We all collapsed into folding chairs that were against the wall in a small room where coats were hung. As I caught my breath I looked up and saw through a doorway into another room that was much brighter. Standing in that room engaged in conversation were some very familiar faces.
To be continued??????????????.
[color=Red]****Adult term removed - Jason[/color]
Way to go Volley, you almost got them killed :wink: lol G
Way to go Volley, you almost got them killed :wink: lol
Good one Frog. But now I am wondering who those faces are. Keep the chapters coming :)
It seem I have lost most of my readers because I have taken so l
It seem I have lost most of my readers because I have taken so long to write lately. I will continue for my loyal few however. Thanks!!!
You have a captivated audience and a strong fan base!
You have a captivated audience and a strong fan base!
I am still here too...My supervisors are making me work today...
I am still here too...My supervisors are making me work today...go figure. :roll: Don't they know that is not why I go there every day. :wink: I want to know who the familiar faces are???
[quote=frogpatch]It seem I have lost most of my readers because
[quote=frogpatch]It seem I have lost most of my readers because I have taken so long to write lately. I will continue for my loyal few however. Thanks!!![/quote]
Consider that you've likely gained a few new readers to offset the loss. I just found this thread, and read all 16 pages nonstop. LMAO! Great fun!! Please don't stop now.
Frog...sorry...I'm here!! Had to work late...thanks so much for
Frog...sorry...I'm here!! Had to work late...thanks so much for coming through with our "fix"...we couldn't hole on much longer without you....
Hey! I haven't gone anywhere...except I just lost my job on Satu
Hey! I haven't gone anywhere...except I just lost my job on Saturday. Let's see if anyone started a thread about how WaMu canned a ton of people in their home loan departments....that's not where I worked, but I think they're getting twitchy about letting people go. Plus, i had a witch of a manager that contradicted herself all the time. Oh well...more later. Just keep this story going! It makes me laugh.
Swedish, so sorry to hear about your job loss. A real crappy tim
Swedish, so sorry to hear about your job loss. A real crappy time for it. As if any time is good. I hope you find something soon. please let us know how you are doing.
OMG swedish! I did see the articles here about the WaMu layoffs!
OMG swedish! I did see the articles here about the WaMu layoffs! PM me.....maybe I can help with something here for you. We gotta look out for each other. :wink:
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swedish, just find the persons post, see the little button that says 'pm' on it with two people? Click on that. It'll take you to a screen where you can type a message directly to that person. If you want volley, just click on 'pm' on her post. Type in your message and send it. She'll get it. :D
[quote=cannr]frog, I do believe we need a motorcyle rider somewh
[quote=cannr]frog, I do believe we need a motorcyle rider somewhere in this story![/quote]
swedishgirl, sorry to hear about your job. What do you do, and w
swedishgirl, sorry to hear about your job. What do you do, and where do you do it at? I'll help if I can. Bitch of a time of year to be on the outs.
Banking...my bank is also doing cutbacks this quarter. Its about
Banking...my bank is also doing cutbacks this quarter. Its about the numbers and the market is down in all areas right now.
Well, Volley, it doesn't look like I'm gonna be much help to her
Well, Volley, it doesn't look like I'm gonna be much help to her after all, but ya never know. I'm in transportation [day job] and IT.