Choose-Your-Own Microstory

Seepage

The excretion slides between my shoulder blades and down my back when I answer the phone.
I shudder. I should be used to this by now, but I'm not.
"Any luck?" I say into the receiver.

1. "I spoke to Tom," Diane says. "He thinks you might need to make the hole bigger." I groan. Bigger, I think. And I just ran out of Lortab.


2. "Shasta's a no-go," Diane says. "Even if we add taurine to the secretion."
   "So we're stuck with a private bottler." I say.
   "That," she says, "Or you're going to need a lot of antiseptic."


3. "Jerry says that unless bees are crawling out of the wound, he can't do anything," Diane says.
   I sigh, and Diane waits.
   "Okay," I say. "Where can I get some bees?"

Comments

[Liz]

B. Definitely. And is "Shasta" a reference to the main character of the third Chronicle of Narnia, or the soda pop brand??

[the wife]

or the famous liger? (half lion, half tiger)

I vote C. Though that Jerry can be a real schmuck.

[Enna Isilee]

I'm torn between A & C. There both just so good! ;)

[Gretchen]

I'm going to have to go with my old multiple choice stand-by, B.
Plus it's the best.

[Gretchen]

Sorry, still me. I just got the "Shasta" the Liger reference and I love it. Did you know ligers are bred for their skills in magic? ;)

[MAYday]

They're all magnificent, but I'd have to say C ALL THE WAY!! (sorry, ALL THE WAY is my catch phrase, and I saw this as a perfect opportunity to use it)

[Katee]

How cool is this? A multiple choice story!

I, like Enna Isilee, can't decide between A and C.

[Alauna]

"No. You're thinking of a Tigon. They're totally stupid and they reek like poo!"
I like the bees. What page do I turn to to find out more about the bees?