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.