Jul 03, 2006 01:00
On the television screen, Joe Pesci is being beaten with baseball bats in a cornfield somewhere in Indiana. Minnie is very fimiliar with the film, but it's been a long time since she's seen the unedited version. The violence is captivating.
She wonders how many people have never seen cornfields. She wonders what that must feel like. Minnie never vocalizes those kinds of thoughts to friends in Indiana, back home, Because who cares about cornfields? Enough with the cornfields. Minnie dosen't articulate these thoughts in the city either, because who cares about cornfields? Enough about the cornfields.
She doesn't say much these days.
She watches Tod.
Tod is moving back into his mother's house because his landlord was crazy. That's all he says about it.
He owns a futon mattress,a television, a small coffee table, a computer, a night stand, some speakers, some posters, some CD's, some clothes and a chain saw. Its all there. The television is up and running. So is the computer. Tod's screen saver looks very much like his girlfriend, Sharon. The only difference is that this screen saver Sharon look-a-like wears hot pink fish nets with no panties and she's showing you her pussy.
Minnie believes that Sharon and Tod have really dirty sex.
Minnie's asked Sharon about it.
She's said, "Sharon, you seem like the type of person who likes really dirty sex, like, the kind where you feel sort of guilty and strange the next morning."
"Man, that's not true. You really believe that? I can't believe you think of me like that." Sharon said.
Minnie and Sharon are close,
Minnie knows Sharon's lieing. Minnie's sure she likes it dirt.
Tod sets the chainsaw close to Minnie's feet. A flicker of panic grabs her, but she catches it in her face and forces out a smile.
"Why do you have a chainsaw?" Minnie asks
"Incase i have to chase someone down the street and cut off thier fuckin head." Tod says
"I had to sleep with my face near that thing once." Sharon is beautiful but she's always folded up indian style, rubbing her feet, and rubbing inbetween her toes. Its gross and her hands always smell like her feet.
"Scary." Minnie says.
"It was scary." Sharon says.
"It's not going to magically turn on and attack you," Tod is still busy with his unpacking, "You guys are paraniod."
If Minnie were telling the truth these days she'd say that chain saws don't actually scare her. She's just uncomfortable with the people. She shouldn't be, and she knows this, but she's just scared of them, so leave her alone.