Norm's POV
"Lay"
"Lay"
"Lay"
Lay Redbetter the name that started my downward spiral. If it weren't for him, I'd still be at work right now.
It's not like I want to be at work but like... I need a job for money. I need to buy necessities, things like... food for my corn, water- I need to pay bills!
Sigh
Maybe... soon, I will be put back to work, I mean- they never said I was fired, and that's a good thing... I think. I'm too afraid to call... I don't want to press my luck. I'm already on suCK thin ice...
But what if I did have to apply for another job?! Should I call and quit NOW?! Have I already been fired?!
There's only one person I can go to for answers. One person I can trust.
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"Hello?"
"Hey"
"Wait is this... nORM"
"Yea... hey... so like... I-uh... I have a... a few questions... if that's okay..?"
I heard him sigh from over the phone. I could practically feel his eyes shooting around making sure nobody was listening.
"Yeah... sure, shoot"
"Okay um... I think you're well aware of the situation..."
Another sigh
"No Norm, I'm actually not"
"W-"
"Norm, there has been so much crap going around, Leatrice is livid. What the hell did you dO?!"
"Heh... well uh... so you know that super important file I was supposed to turn in today?"
"Yea..."
"Well-"
"God dammit Norm, please tell me you turned that in"
"Nono! I did! I did! It just that..."
"That- what?"
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I told him everything
From my morning coffee, the vanilla folder, the copy machine and most things in between.
Wow
Hearing it all back makes me ashamed to be myself. I suck. I sUCK.
"Norm... buddy... you good?"
"N- uh... Yea. Yea yea. I'm fine"
No. I wasn't fine. I'd already lost so much and now I can barley formulate an answer.
Sigh
"Norm listen... I-"
Something was off. Something was waaaay off. Too off to ignore. But what was it? We're the fucking planets aligning or something? Astrology is bullshit. Total bullshit. Unless I can use it to justify my ways, in that case it's okay.
"Hey uh... thanks for the talk, maybe I can call you later- or uh, you can call me whenever... cause like... since... ya' know..."
"Norm are you okay? Is something the matter?"
YES. SOMETHING IS IN FACT 'THE MATTER'
"No sorry, it's just a lot to take in right now so uh... I think imma go ahead and sleep on this for a while... feel free to call whenever just uh... not now... or like... tomorrow."
"Oh uh... yea no, I totally get that. Bye Norm"
"Bye"
Silence
He hung up
I walked to the kitchen and admired the view outside. I loved me corn so much, just seeing it made me happy, but right now, I couldn't bare it.
I ripped the curtains closed and slid down the side of my empty fridge.
I couldn't let my corn see me like this, not now, not ever. I would never put them through that pain.
I pulled my hair and clawed at my skin. It felt like a million ants were crawling on it all at once. I wanted to scream but all I could manage was a croaked out and defeated sob.
I need to get over this, if I keep it up any longer- what will become of my corn?
Suddenly, dunno how, but a bottle appeared in my hand.
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OH SHIT WADDUP ITS DAT BOI
I'm sorry but newsflash- I'M NOT DEAD so um... Sorry I would probably lie at this point and say school is stressful but honestly it's boring and I wrote this to put off school work. Anywho, I figured I might as well work on this just in case I lose power. (Hurricane Harvey anyone?) just me okay hope you LIKES DIS SHIT BYe.
