Oliver
Jed stood at edge of the pit he and Gabe had uncovered in the basement, peering into the gloom. He saw nothing. The hole was at least 8 feet deep, but it could have been 18. He wished he'd brought a flashlight. Gabe was squatting next to the opening, staring intently into the black.
"I think there's someone down there," he whispered.
There was a pause as they both stared into the blackness.
"Right," Jed said, clearing his throat and dropping a glob of spit into the abyss. Both men heard the quick intake of breath from below, a small wet hiss they almost convinced themselves was the saliva striking bottom, until a distant raspy voice issued from the depths.
"Please sir," it whispered, "I want some more."
Jed stood at edge of the pit he and Gabe had uncovered in the basement, peering into the gloom. He saw nothing. The hole was at least 8 feet deep, but it could have been 18. He wished he'd brought a flashlight. Gabe was squatting next to the opening, staring intently into the black.
"I think there's someone down there," he whispered.
There was a pause as they both stared into the blackness.
"Right," Jed said, clearing his throat and dropping a glob of spit into the abyss. Both men heard the quick intake of breath from below, a small wet hiss they almost convinced themselves was the saliva striking bottom, until a distant raspy voice issued from the depths.
"Please sir," it whispered, "I want some more."
"Consider yourself at home" indeed.
Posted by: Gretchen | March 26, 2007 at 06:13 PM
Weird. Thanks, I totally wanted to know who was spying on me this morning. Jed. Would that short for Jebediah?
Posted by: Alauna | March 26, 2007 at 06:16 PM
ok I"m gonna have nightmares about gobs of spit and... dreadcrumbs, really. ;)
Posted by: Faith | March 26, 2007 at 08:47 PM
Gretchen, I was going to say, Spit, glorious spit.
Posted by: the wife | March 27, 2007 at 08:57 AM
Certainly sounds like It's a Fine Life to me.
Posted by: Shawn | March 27, 2007 at 02:34 PM
Ha! Good one. :D
Posted by: Taiger | March 28, 2007 at 11:10 PM
You've got to spit in a pit hole or two.
Posted by: Enna Isilee | March 29, 2007 at 04:46 PM