The Boy Detective Fails by Meno Joe

Author:Meno, Joe [Meno, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 2012-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

“I would like a wig—a blond wig, if you have one—right away.”

“We have over thirty styles and colors,” Billy reports sadly.

“I need a wig that’s long, so people don’t recognize me. Do you have something like that? For people when they want to hide?”

“Perhaps it might be easier to choose if I send you a catalog.”

“No, no, I need one as soon as possible. Today, if I can.”

“I see.”

“Which one do you recommend?”

“The Young Starlet is very popular.”

“I want something very plain. Very plain.”

“Perhaps the Nordic Princess model.”

The line goes quiet for a moment. Billy can hear the woman sitting there, breathing.

“I’m waiting for a taxi. I’m moving out today. I need it very soon.”

“Well, perhaps I might call you at some other time …”

“I’m in this apartment all alone right now. Please don’t hang up on me.”

“OK.”

“My roommate thinks I should call the police. I don’t want the police involved.”

“Perhaps I should call back—”

“I was kidnapped. They took me to a factory. Then they let me go. That was three days ago. I can’t stay here. I can’t go anywhere. I don’t want to be alone.”

“I’m … so … I …”

“I should have listened to my parents. I’m never coming back to this town again.”

Billy hangs up the telephone, finds a Seroquel, and pops it into his mouth.

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