Psst...I Hear Other People's Conversations

So after a long work day yesterday, I found myself practically limping to the bus stop in a pair of heels more fitting a tortuous interrogation than adornment of a woman’s feet. While slowly moving along, a woman and young boy (in more comfortable shoes than I), quickly walked ahead of me. As they passed I heard the boy say “that’ll be good if she dies.” Now I’ve heard some pretty interesting things in passing, but these morbid words coming from such a young mind puzzled me. Was he referring to a movie? A character in a book? Real life? As I usually do in situations like this, I began to piece together the conversation that may have led to this boy’s sentiments. This is purely for entertainment purposes only, as I'm often plagued with depressing thoughts of reality and welcome the opportunity to get a little creative. Note: I made a similar post back in July after overhearing an interesting little snippet on a Manhattan sidewalk.

"My teacher's on to me, I think she knows."
"That's ridiculous. Who could ever conceive of something so outlandish? And besides, it's just wishful thinking."
"I'm telling you, she knows something. It's the way she looks at me, it's not the same way she looks at the other kids. And I swear I don't do anything to tip her off. I talk about kid stuff, act like a kid, pretend not to like any of the girls in class, all the normal stuff a boy my age should do."
"Well if she knows, and that's a really big if, it would be an incredible blessing, sweetheart. Then we'd be free."
"Free. It's been years. To actually walk down the street looking the way I should, to be able to do all the things I should be doing. To love you...the way I should."
"I know the curse was meant to hurt just you, but it hurts me more than you'll know. I have to pretend you're my son, when you're really my husband. To the world you're a small boy, but those eyes are the eyes of the man I married many years ago."
"Stop it now, there's people up ahead."
"I want someone to know dammit! So the curse can be lifted finally."
"But they have to find out on their own, you know the rules. They have to figure out how and why this curse was placed on me, then confront me on it."
"Or we tell them, then kill them. Then it'll work."
"Don't tempt me. But the odds of her confronting a child are zero. It would definitely be the only way."
"Do it."
"Yeh. That'll be good if she dies."

Jennifer's Shortest Blog Post Ever

The Library of Congress sent me my official copyright for my short story "Unspoken Duty."
I will put it in a frame and display it with pride. I'm so happy that I'm able to express through words the images and "voices" in my head. Just wanted to share my news with the world.