21 - They were throwing rotten pumpkins.
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I was heading out for a walk, and I hear behind me
this roaring  engine, and I just  couldn't believe
what I  saw. From the  lane behind the  complex, I
see the  old F250 come  roaring out with  about 10
elfs riding  in the  back and  hanging out  of the
cab. They're just giving it all out, and the thing
gets  loose as  it  skids around  the corner,  and
totally demolishes  the mailboxes. And  they don't
even hardly notice, just hooting and laughing. And
then one in  the back picks up a  pumpkin from the
bed in the back -  yeah, some rotten old pumpkin -
and throws that against the  side of the unit, and
it  blows  up, and  they  just  keep laughing  and
laughing.

And I'm turned around  now and watching this, like
are you kidding me? I  could swear it's the mostly
the same bunch who stole and smashed this thing up
back in the spring. And  now the dwarfs who bought
the wreck from me last  week have already fixed it
up and sold it back to  them? Got to have a little
chat with them. But no  time for that now, because
the  elfs   see  me   and  they're   pointing  and
laughing. And I  jump to the curb as  they roar up
behind me, and they huck  another pumpkin at me as
they go past. That thing gets me full in the chest
and I'm covered in rotten goo, and they're
laughing their heads off.  I'm laying there on the
side of  the road  and watching them  swerve away,
throwing more  pumpkins at parked cars,  at a cat,
at a  stop sign,  at a house,  at each  other, and
then  they're skidding  around another  corner and
gone.

Back home for a shower,  and then I head out again
on my  walk. Eventually  I find  the truck  on its
side in  a ditch by  the old school, and  the elfs
are all gone. They (probably) paid money for it so
I'm going  to leave it  there, but if  they aren't
back in  three days maybe  I will try to  winch it
out and  put it  back at  my dad's.  Although it's
probably even more messed up than before, now.

Elfs,  what can  you say.  An elegant  and ancient
race of  the Olds, yeah  yeah yeah, but  they sure
can  be  a  bunch  of jack-asses  too.  Just  like
anybody else.