NOVEMBER 24th, 1:11 PM - ABOUT 6 DAYS BEFORE THE EARTH EXPLODES.
*Cccruch* *cccruch*
Dead red, orange and yellow leaves of fall crunch under her white converse as we walked. Giant high rise apartment buildings tower over me, it feels like the first time I asked myself,
"Woah! People live in those! They're huge!!" Mostly because of the little Julie dopily tripping along with her head glued to the sky.
It's so strange, we're so different, but sometimes our brains intersect, I guess. It's like she's a shiny metal spoon, but like, from the outside, showing me things far past what I see. It's like she's the summer sun, but she doesn't burn at all.
She's a lot like me, I think that's why I like her. So strange... Like me and not like me at the same time... I guess that makes her everything.
All the more motivation! Don't worry, little Julie, I'll save you!!
"Yo... Nate? Bro?" Little Julie, hunched over her shoulders, stared lazily into my face, her toothy mouth lazily agape, "hey, hobo!"
"Yeah?"
"So you own one of these?" She shot her thumb over to our reflections of the apartment lobby windows.
"No."
Belly closely trailed us, her leash dragging on the leaf covered sidewalk, her head and tail slowly swaying and bouncing with each step.
"Cool... Cool... Sick..." Julie sucked on her cheeks a few times, "so are you evil?"
"Nah."
"... Cool... Neither am I..." Julie stretched her arms out wide, "how do I know you're telling the truth?" And let slip a nonchalant fake yawn "yaw-YAWWWWN," which accidentally turned into a real one. "I've had a lotta people biff me, as they say in the biz, I just wanna make sure you're legit, ya'know? Since I'm gonna be living with you and all..."
"Um... hm... I'm not sure how to prove it..." For some reason, I feel like I'm forgetting something... "How about I swear on my life."
"Not enough," she sounded serious, "how would I know you're not suicidal? Swear on the whole earth."
"Okay. I swear I'm not creepy," why does everyone think that? "Or like, some kidnapper."
"And if you're lying?"
"And if I'm lying, the whole earth is gonna-"
NOVEMBER 25th - ABOUT FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE EARTH EXPLODES.
DAILY CHECKLIST
(x) Go shopping
- Milk, bread, instant ramen, pop-tarts, dog food
( ) Finish signing adoption papers for Belly (Julie too)
(x) Laundry
( ) Find a second job
( ) Make Julie take a shower
( ) Find a way to stop the you-know-what from you-know-what-ing
NOVEMBER 26th - ABOUT FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE EARTH EXPLODES
DAILY CHECKLIST
( ) MAKE JULIE TAKE A SHOWER!!
(x) Finish signing adoption papers
(x) Buy a doomsday calender
Julie wants horses
( ) Find a way to stop the ***** from *********
( ) Find a second job
NOVEMBER 27th - ABOUT THREE DAYS UNTIL THE EARTH EXPLODES
( ) Stop stalling
- (x) Pray
- (x) Buddha
- (x) God
- (x) Jesus
- (x) Zeus
- (x) ... The other ones...
(x) Think... A lot...
(x) Sit around like a dumbass
- Talk to roach
(x) Give up
( ) Enjoy the rest of my days
"...The rest of my days. Okay, that's it," An unmistakable feeling jellied my legs and the pits of my stomach. My gross, lazy stomach, "easier said than done, huh."
NOVEMBER 28th, 1:00 AM - ABOUT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EARTH EXPLODES.