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[ From The Corner To The Block] by stereomer
Frank/Mikey.
Lovely and sharply written. Also funny. :D
“There’s this guy on my route - ” Ryan pauses to rub the inside of his wrist over his cheekbone. He’s sitting cross-legged by his bike, which is upside down and balanced on its handlebars and seat as he re-oils the chain. A swipe of axle grease gets left behind on his face, but he doesn’t notice. “Anyway,” he says.
Frank waits, but Ryan is now turning one of his pedals in a slow circle and staring at the back wheel of his bike.
“What?” Frank finally asks. “You didn’t even tell a story. That wasn’t even a complete sentence.”
Ryan keeps studying the wheel. “I just said there’s this guy.”
Frank/Mikey.
Lovely and sharply written. Also funny. :D
“There’s this guy on my route - ” Ryan pauses to rub the inside of his wrist over his cheekbone. He’s sitting cross-legged by his bike, which is upside down and balanced on its handlebars and seat as he re-oils the chain. A swipe of axle grease gets left behind on his face, but he doesn’t notice. “Anyway,” he says.
Frank waits, but Ryan is now turning one of his pedals in a slow circle and staring at the back wheel of his bike.
“What?” Frank finally asks. “You didn’t even tell a story. That wasn’t even a complete sentence.”
Ryan keeps studying the wheel. “I just said there’s this guy.”