The balloons have all gone slightly limp and wrinkly (a bit like the elifants) but no one has really noticed. The sun is still hot and the jelly is wibbling peacefully. Al picks some albatross from his teeth. Zobe moves to straighten her dress and a piano falls out of her pocket. All eyes turn to her as she scrabbles in the dirt to retrieve it. Ollie walks forwards, with fire in his eyes, and she stands up slowly to look at him.
“You have offended us in every possible way today. we were willing to let it go on the basis of a long and happy friendship but this final insult cannot be forgotten. You have killed one of us, and now you must pay the pies.”
“But I don’t have any pies,” sobs Zobe.
“Then you must pay the ultimate price, which is what I actually meant to type in the first place,” he replies.
The others form a tight circle around them as Zobe hands over her special shimmery balloon. She falls face down to the floor, weeping pitifully.
Ollie’s foot rises up into the air, and a second later – BANG!!
Zobe’s head cracks against the concrete floor, and her body goes limp. The elephant turns and walks away…
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4 comments:
i thought it might help a little bit, even if it did spoil the fun somewhat!
... okay, you do realise the chapters are becomming more and more morbid? I mean, they're fantastic; very well written. But. Very, very morbid.
being as the first one posted involved zobe's horrible death at the foot at an elephant, i'm not quite sure how they can get *more* morbid... hey ho, i'm sure we can find a way!
A bit harsh...but I liked it!!
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