Wednesday, July 26, 2017

"Abuse" a short story by Craig Zimerman

When Michael was young, he used to throw rocks at Fred. Sometimes Fred would cry, but Michael cared little, tormenting Fred was fun.

 When Michael was twelve, he  pushed Fred down a hill and broadcast the event on social media. The video got thousands of hits and for a while, Michael was a minor celebrity.

As Michael got older, he began to think of more creative ways to abuse Fred. In the middle of a snowstorm, he put Fred outside. Michael thought it was hilarious that Fred could hardly move after being out in the cold for two hours.

During his high school years, Michael began to lose interest in Fred except maybe to occasionally throw some food at him. He once posted a photo on the internet of Tomatoes dripping off Fred's face. Everyone loved it.

 Just before graduation, years of abuse finally took their toll and Fred just collapsed. Michael's parents were mad for a couple of days, but then went right out and bought him a new robot.








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