Shoplifting From American Apparel by Tao Lin

Author:Tao Lin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781612190280
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2010-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

The next week Sam went to Hester’s apartment at night and lay on her sofa. He said he went to an organic vegan muffin store earlier with Robert. He said he liked Robert. “I should probably get dressed,” said Hester and walked away and walked back wearing tights under her dress. She stared at edamame that Sam was eating from a bowl. They went outside and got in a cab. At the club they walked to the front of the line and a person let them in. “Who was that, did you know them,” said Sam. “No,” said Hester. “Oh, good,” said Sam. They got drinks and walked into a garage area with Brandon. Sam said it smelled like fish in the garage. Sam drank all of his vodka and grapefruit juice. “Sam, you drank that really fast,” said Hester. “It didn’t seem to have any alcohol in it,” said Sam and stared at things while Brandon and Hester talked to each other.

“What is your opinion on string theory, is it real,” said Sam to Brandon.

“It’s fake,” said Brandon. “There’s one that’s real. I can’t remember what it’s called.” He looked toward the ceiling without moving his head or neck.

About ten seconds passed.

“I read Chaos by James something,” said Sam.

Hester laughed. Sam felt her looking at him.

“Yes, chaos theory,” said Brandon. “James Gleick.”

Brandon walked out of the garage area.

“Do you like skateboarders?” said Sam to Hester.

Hester made some noises.

“I like skateboarders,” said Sam. “I watch the skating things on Vice TV.”

Two Asian men came into the garage area and began to smoke.

“Do they work in the restaurant,” said Sam.

“I don’t know, probably,” said Hester. “Do you skateboard?”

“In middle school.” Sam stared at Hester’s face.

Hester said something about Brandon eating pike at 4 a.m.

“That’s good,” said Sam staring at Hester’s face. “I watch skateboarders on YouTube. I feel like we’re in Taiwan right now. I think because of the fish smell, it reminds me of restaurants in Taiwan. Restaurants in Taiwan are all, like, really big, and have giant tables with those spinning things in the middle, and TVs.” Sam thought about talking about the twenty-four-hour mall in Taiwan. The twenty-four-hour mall was funny. Sam wondered if he was talking too much. He thought that he usually didn’t talk so it would be okay if he talked a lot while he was feeling calm and alert.

“I feel good,” he said with some confidence.

Brandon came back and said the name of the string theory he believed was correct. The name was a combination of letters and numbers. Brandon walked away. Sam and Hester went downstairs into a room and sat on a padded seat. People came out of a door and smiled at Sam and Hester. Sam smiled at them and waved and they went upstairs.

“Are you bored,” said Hester.

“No, I feel calm,” said Sam. “I like Brandon.”

They went upstairs and stood in a crowded hallway. Sam stared at people’s faces with a neutral facial expression. Someone was taking pictures of everyone with a professional-looking camera.

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