“There You Are”
Character – tooth fairy- Setting – gazebo
- Object – bagpipes
- Situation – suicidal tendencies
“There you are. Why’d you run off?”
“I can’t go on. You don’t understand.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I have a bottle of nightshade. Go away.”
“You can’t mean to –”
“Go! You sellout! What do you know?”
Lucky bit back his reply. The cereal contract made some of the traditionalists, like Toothy, look down on him. Sharp words would only worsen this situation.
“Maybe you just need a vacation. A couple of us could stand in for you for a bit.”
“Just go away. Leave my dignity.” The Tooth Fairy stood dramatically in the gazebo. But Lucky knew she was serious.
While they’d argued, a dozed kilted men had lined up in the park and were now filling their bagpipes.
Toothy eyed her bottle. “No more teeth.”
The pipers began Amazing Grace.
Great, thought Lucky, that’ll help.