An End Of The World Story.
Written by the one and only Douglas Coupland.
From his book Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture.
beautiful.
quite romantic.
pages 63-64.
Andy, Dag, and Claire - three friends who like to tell stories to each other on various subjects. This one's about the end of the world; what it would be like, what would be the ideal way to go, etc. This one, you're shopping, with your best friend in some super market.
"Then comes The Flash.
'Get down,' you shout, but they continue their transaction, deer transfixed by headlights. 'There's no time!' But your warning remains unheeded.
'And so then, just before the front windows become a crinkled, liquefied imploding sheet - the surface a swimming pool during a high dive, as seen from below -
'- And just before you're pelleted by a hail of gum and magazines -
'- And just before the fat man is lifted off his feet, hung in suspended animation and bursts into flames while the liquefied ceiling lifts and drips upward -
'- Just before all of this, your best friend cranes his neck, lurches over to where you lie, and kisses you on the mouth, after which he says to you, 'There. I've always wanted to do that.' "
From his book Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture.
beautiful.
quite romantic.
pages 63-64.
Andy, Dag, and Claire - three friends who like to tell stories to each other on various subjects. This one's about the end of the world; what it would be like, what would be the ideal way to go, etc. This one, you're shopping, with your best friend in some super market.
"Then comes The Flash.
'Get down,' you shout, but they continue their transaction, deer transfixed by headlights. 'There's no time!' But your warning remains unheeded.
'And so then, just before the front windows become a crinkled, liquefied imploding sheet - the surface a swimming pool during a high dive, as seen from below -
'- And just before you're pelleted by a hail of gum and magazines -
'- And just before the fat man is lifted off his feet, hung in suspended animation and bursts into flames while the liquefied ceiling lifts and drips upward -
'- Just before all of this, your best friend cranes his neck, lurches over to where you lie, and kisses you on the mouth, after which he says to you, 'There. I've always wanted to do that.' "