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xt photo in the strip was of them kissing it didn t look staged the kiss was sincere and passionate he thought the following picture was an unexpected one they were moving away from each other after the kiss and the timer snapped an image they were frozen with smiles on their faces the last consisted of a hugging pose she was sitting on his lap he looked at the photo strip for a moment longer and placed it next to the one of himself as a toddler the final photograph in his wallet was of his children as youngsters themselves the two kids brother and sister also sat in an unidentifiable field their mother was in the distant background her pale legs were off to the right corner of the photo the kids were only a year apart and crawling towards him as he took it the younger of the two the boy was pulling himself through the grass with his elbows as his sister was crawling on all fours his daughter had a small dandelion in her hair while his son had yellow cheeks form flower face painting both of them had his eyes finally he laid the photo next to the strip they created a vivid narrative of his own personal history from the near beginning of his life up to a few years ago the kids were now six and seven years old he thought about their schooldays and the vacation that was about to begin and all they would learn in the future yet emptiness crept through him as he thought about their futures this feeling was difficult for him to wrap his head around nor could he bother to make much sense of it he looked away from the bed and fetched the champagne bottle he took a healthy gulp of it and returned to the stack of money the entire room was cold and the curtains were still aimlessly blowing a small pile of snow piled at the doorway he could see vapor coming out of his mouth as he took heavy concentrated breaths he counted the cash in his hand there were thirteen twenty dollar bills left 260 he took off his robe and walked over to the mahogany closet there were two suits hanging next to each other he pulled the black one off of the hanger and placed it on the bed on top of the discard pile the photos sat next to it now he thought looking at the empty suit that the collection neared completion he took two steps away from the bed and looked at his collage after staring at it for a minute or two he walked away to return to the closet the second suit was grey with black pinstripes he discarded his robe found a pair of underwear a white tank top and put on the pants his belt was across the room on a chair so he sauntered over and buckled it the man reached for a white button down hanging from a chair and hung it over his shoulders he returned to the mirror and slowly buttoned the shirt and tied a red necktie around the collar after tucking in the shirt and inspecting the creases he returned to the closet and put on the jacket first he buttoned the middle button but thought again and unbuttoned it after a brief mirror inspection his eyes returned to the project on the bed he grabbed two oranges left from the fruit basket on the dresser the champagne was getting flat but he took a large gulp before visiting his piece he looked at it quizzically and straightened out the suit then buttoned the middle button the oranges were still in his hand he looked at them as if he didn t know what they were doing there then placed them ten inches above the neckline of the suit there was work to be done the man rushed over to his shoes and socks and put them on his feet a frenzied excitement filled the room in a bound the man leaped to the dresser and grabbed his wad of twenties as he walked to the balcony door the curtains lashed him across his face stung and surprised he grabbed them in a fit and yanked them down they blew several feet from the doorway and landed in a heap on the carpet he continued through the doorway and faced the balcony the snow was coming down harder and it was windier than before he had to squint in order to see the street below he opened his arms as wide as he could the wind made his jacket flap behind him and he could hear it rustle his left hand had the stack of bills in it he looked at them and peeled one away he stretched it out and released it into the night air the wind picked it up and blew it outward over seventh avenue and next to the giant madison square garden sign it was hard to see but he noticed a group of people huddle to the corner he thought a man came out of it with the bill he crumpled the next one and threw it out into the breeze it didn t travel as far and landed in front of the hotel he folded the next one into a miniature paper airplane it settled in the middle of the street a brave soul quickly got it cabs and busses rolled by the snow was beginning to stick and the black asphalt was fading it was coming down at an angle and swirling all around his head his hair was covered in snow and his jacket was emitting wafts of steam he paused for a minute and turned around to look into his room he looked at the bed the wallet and empty suit nothing had changed his attention returned to the balcony this time he took out two bills and released them in opposite directions from what he could tell a crowd amassed and people were looking up waiting for more money to fall because of the drifting snow it was getting harder and harder to see the street he counted the money eight twenties left his tie blew up into his face he moved it and took another bill out of his pocket people were looking up now and more had gathered on the whitened sidewalks three more bills were sent over the balcony into the snowy abyss he heard a loud tire screech there was a moment of silence and then some shouting startled he ran to the balcony edge and peered down below it was hard to see but a yellow cab had stopped at a right angle it s front facing his hotel people were looking down near the tire of the taxi and some were screaming several people ran out into the street to stop traffic all of the cars came to a halt with a few trying to back up seventh avenue the man entered his hotel room grabbed his room card and ran to the elevator he waited for what felt like eons as he stood he watched the lights above the elevator blink and stop on different floors he kept pushing the down arrow hoping it would make it move faster finally it made it up to 16 he was dripping water from the melting snow on his head and his suit was wet yet he felt warm his pulse was racing the interior of the elevator was covered in mirrors he faced himself from the front left and right he thought the expert tailoring of his suit was ironic considering how his face looked red and whipped from the snow and wind after a few peripheral glances he decided to look up at the ceiling the elevator stopped at the eleventh floor a couple entered the woman was wearing a black skirt and a raccoon fur the man was wearing khakis and a pea coat they looked at him soaking wet and he moved to the back against the wall they exchanged awkward smiles the man looked down at his shoes and then straight ahead the couple stood silently the woman caught a glance of the man in the mirror and then held her companion s hand the man placed his hands on the glass behind him he felt claustrophobic and trapped wishing he were alone on the ride down to the lobby the couple stepped off of the elevator slowly he ran past them and dashed to the revolving doors the lobby was packed with people he touched a few on the side as he ran past them in a blur he saw the bellhop who gave him a nod he did not return it his mind was only focused on the street scene outside as he neared the door he could make out faces from outside one woman cupped her mouth and turned her head away there were several others awkwardly standing around looking down then they shifted their gazes to their left and right he couldn t make out what they were saying he could see eyes filled with sadness and terror he circled his way through the door and the sounds from the street were deafening there were hundreds of people stopped on the sidewalk policemen were attaching yellow tape to poles effectively stopping traffic from entering seventh avenue below 34 th street a middle eastern man was sitting in the wet snow against a bus stop crying his hands wrapped around his face people were pointing up and then to the street he listened to the conversations around him money was dropping man i mean fucking twenties just dropping bullshit nah for real the poor girl nothin comes for free dawg nothin stand back stand back stand back the knicks fuckin lose then this shit i don t wanna get a beer anymore let s just get on the train he saw her there was a pool of blood around her head the puddle saturated the white frosting of snow she was young her body lay crumpled in front of the taxi the driver side door was left open as were the back doors a policeman stood in front of her trying to shield the girl from gawkers another officer asked people to disperse he heard more sirens in the distance he stared at her for as long as could while throngs of men women children and policemen slid past him the red stream continued to ooze onto the avenue melting the snow and then resting upon the black asphalt he was motionless and in shock the right side of the girl s head looked slightly crumpled and her left eye was open looking up at the sky it did not move as snow dropped onto her pupil an ambulance arrived the medical technicians pulled her motionless body away from the taxi they placed an oxygen mask over mouth and began to perform cpr they repeated the thrusts several times with arms heaving up and down her body pressed deep into the street with each new compression there was no other movement no sign of life as he stared at the scene he began to feel nauseous he looked around and saw others some were in shock others looked down while waking at a rushed pace to avoid the situation altogether a police officer approached the cab driver still on the ground with tears streaming out of his eyes another policeman brought him a glass of water and placed his hand on his shoulder he shuddered at the touch then accepted it his eyes returned to the girl the oxygen mask had been removed from her face another emt came and placed a sheet over her body the man could not bear to look any longer he stumbled towards the front window pane of the hotel lobby window and leaned against it he took deep breaths yet found it hard to breathe each inhalation was painful and he felt as if little air were reaching his lungs the air felt cold and stung the inside of his mouth he crouched down to the ground and could feel himself stumble a little his hand braced his weight and landed on cold snow a few people looked down at him and asked if he were alright one woman commented that she thought he must be the girl s father she called him a poor man more officers arrived and began to clear the sidewalks of onlookers one officer stopped in front of the man and helped him up he couldn t understand what the policeman was saying the sounds around him began to fade into static they became murmurs and gurgles the sirens transformed into whistles while he could hear every crunch of snow trampled under foot by the masses streaming away from the accident the man nodded to the officer and took a final look as he turned around more yellow tape surrounded lampposts several officers were on horseback and many of the onlookers began to walk away he continued on through the revolving doors and entered the warmth of the lobby everyone seemed to be moving slowly he felt hot as he made his way to the elevator banks he thought people from the bar were looking at him the bellhop gave him another salute from the top of his hat and down to his chest the man nodded as he walked past him without recognizing he had done so he reached the elevator banks and was grateful to find one at the lobby he entered it and pushed the 16 and the door close buttons at the same time alone he covered his eyes to avoid looking at himself in the mirrors the elevator inched up the building and he managed to remove his index and middle finger from his eyes after it climbed several flights his eyes were red and he focused solely on them in the reflection he stared at the ground unable to look at himself any longer he glanced up at the numbers above the door he was at 14 he heard the noise indicating the fifteenth floor had been passed the elevator stopped at the sixteenth floor but the doors paused for a moment before opening he put his hands down by his legs and looked at the hollow face peering back at him and gasped the doors opened the room was how he had left it and he thought it looked ridiculous he picked up his wallet from the bed and looked at each photograph once more before returning them to their place he took one of the oranges next the man removed the peel and ate one slice of the orange before throwing it away he put the second one back in the fruit basket on the dresser the closet door was still open and he ran to it to get his valise and suit rack he placed the black suit onto a hanger and zipped it up a pile of business cards lay fanned across the bed scattered by the removal of the suit he picked them up and placed them in a pile on the nightstand the man took them one by one and tore them in two they were then placed into the trashcan the bed was clear of his belongings he sat on the comforter and looked around the room the curtain was still in a pile a yard in front of the door he picked it up and placed it on top of the rod it had hung upon he returned to the bed and stared at the carpet his hair was wet with a mixture of melted snow and sweat he cupped his hands together in front of him and began to twirl his wedding ring around his finger his knees jumped up and down and he extended his arm to reach for the phone the cradle sat in his hand the plastic clicked against the metal on his left index finger his fingers dialed numbers and the line began to ring a woman s voice said hello from the earpiece i need to come home he said posted by kumod at 6 36 am no comments friday february 15 2019 us our parents are gone so we laugh and drink about them then we miss them hard posted by kumod at 11 09 am no comments saturday may 07 2016 1999 i don t know where to begin how many times have you we heard that phrase for me with prince it is easy it began in a dying pittsburgh suburb i have no idea how the record landed on our living room floor but my sister brought it home it was odd as in 1981 all she and her friend danielle could do was weep to the end of the who wow they stared at roger daltrey s ass for what seemed like an hour he wore ripped jean shorts and his butt was halfway hanging out i will never forget my sis saying look at his ass there was rush the who lots of neil diamond barbara streisand lots of good music foreigner joan jett my parents were recently separated men at work tons of random music in the early ...