Tales from Antiquity

 NG IS NOT YA
  
 Stark says.

  
 SHOOT IT
  
 Give it to Jesse.
 Give it to Ramon.
 Shoot it Ramon.
 Shoot it.

  
 GEORGE

 George.
 George.
 George.
 Hey George!
 (pause)
 His door’s open and he’s not fucking in there.

  
 YOU KNOW ESTHER
  
 I love her to death.
 But if you don’t have an excuse you better be there.

  
 ARIEL
  
 They found her car last year.
 They just found her yesterday.
  

 MATTY’S BOYS
  
 One of them’s in Vegas.
 The other two are here.
  
 PIPPA
  
 Eats like a horse.

  
 MONA AND HER FRIEND
  
 They never said no to anything.
 I loved them.

  
 DAMIRA
  
 She tried to get us both killed,
 But she’s doing good, yeah.

  
 BABY BOY
  
 He likes his dada right now.
 Everything is dada dada dada.

  
 MARISSA
  
 The pretty one.

  
 FRANK
  
 I mean Hank.

  
 DAISY AND LULU
  
 One’s in a tough situation.
 The other’s had some bad luck.
 Both can’t sleep.

  
 MOISES
  
 Caught a wave and still grinding.

  
 IT WAS PAUL AND I
  
 You were too young. 
  

 YUHSE
  
 He ran over my head with a motorcycle.
 It hurt for awhile.

  
 GILGAMESH, KING OF URUK
  
 Passed away on the locker room floor. 

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