The Antichrist of Kokomo County by David Skinner

Author:David Skinner
Language: ara, eng, fra
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction

Religion

Satire
Publisher: Conundrum Press
Published: 2015-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

6

I’m out of the elevator and standing by the stairway door. Danica has not arrived, but I think I can hear her coming. Given the speed of her steps, either she’s not aware this is a race or she’s quite a bit out of shape.

Regardless, I win, and man does that ever feel good. Maybe it’s a sign, a portent, an augury. The beginning of big changes. Sometimes that’s all it takes: winning a little something here and there. Then the dam breaks, then lots of winning.

It would be nice if this could be the beginning of big changes. I am sick and tired of waiting for big changes, and I’m more than ready for lots of winning.

I’ve already given the lobby a good once-over. No sign of Sparky. I’m thinking he’s gotta be out by the car. It’s not like I wasn’t listening when he said he wanted to go home.

The reason I’m still in the lobby as opposed to outside grabbing him by the scruff of the neck is because I want to wait for Danica so I can keep an eye on her.

I also want her to know she lost the race.

*

“Well, he’s not on the stairs!” Danica pants, racing out of the stairway door. “How did you get down here so fast?”

“The elevator is quicker,” I say, my chest swelling up with pride.

“Not if there are a bunch of stops along the way,” she says. “You got lucky.”

“And about time, too,” I say.

“So is he here?”

“Nope. Not in the lobby either.”

“Oh no!” Danica says, taking off for the front door. “He could be anywhere then!”

“Yeah, he could be,” I say before starting slowly after her.

I’d like to stick behind a moment or two longer and enjoy my win and all the delectable future possibilities it might be hinting at, but I guess that’s not the sort of thing Greatness does. Greatness also probably doesn’t, when searching for missing children, linger behind Jane Fonda lookalikes so as to stare at their hindquarters.

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