The Blue Smudge (Scene 2) by TheHopelessAromantic, literature
Literature
The Blue Smudge (Scene 2)
Scene 2: "I am glad my case is not serious!"
Summary: "I get positivity angry with the impertinence of it and the everlastingness. Up and down and sideways they crawl, and those absurd, unblinking eyes are everywhere."
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According to most food safety experts, margarine, when exposed to the elements, lasts for roughly one month before going bad.
LIGHTS ON. It’s dark. Wallpaper Girl hangs over the crib, absentmindedly drumming her fingers on the railing. Kenny lays face down in bed, still in his now-unzipped parka.
WALLPAPER GIRL
(Speaking at normal volume)
Why do you sleep in that thing?
KENNY
(Sounding groggy and slightly annoyed, semi-whispering)
…’Cause it's cold.
WALLPAPER GIRL
But you’re in your tighty-whities?
KENNY
(Sleazily)
Gotta show off the goods, man!
WALLPAPER GIRL
(Giggling)
To who? Kyle? Cause’ if that’s it, I think you might be barking up the wrong tree, little fella. He’s all fancy and professional and…
(Sincerely)
Well, no offense, but…well, in my