Week #6

theo said "emily, if you tell me spig's a ghost, i will fucking SCREECH." "i'm not" spig said "but right now i wish i was. screech anyway."

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theo got up and pointed at them, unable to speak. em said, "theo." he turned to run away. "i think we're freaking him out," spig said.

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spig helped emily to her feet. they ran after theo, who was jogging toward the park. "what have we done?" emily asked. spig said, "we?"

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they found theo hiding in the entry to a dry-cleaner's. backed into the corner. he stared at them, motionless, as if he were invisible.

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"sorry," em said. "it's all right" theo told her. "i just need to eat." spig said, "we ate a 1/2 hour ago!" theo's stare made him back away.

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the artist sat in her unlit kitchen. before her, 3 bottles of pills: 2 made-up like men, 1 like a woman. hearts drawn in black magic marker.

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one bottle emptied, she leaned across the table and wrote: "i fall for those who make me feel the way i wish they'd feel about me."