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Monday, August 7, 2023

like any more


by nick nelson



i don’t like you any more.

so?

aren’t you going to leave?

no, where would i go?

i thought you had all sorts of places you could go.

what gave you that idea?

you are always talking about the people you used to know.

i don’t know them any more.

do they know you any more?

ask them, if you can find them.

so how do i get rid of you?

you know the drill.

no, i do not.

you have lived in the city all our life and you do not know how it works.

help me out, i was born yesterday.

you have to go down to the registry and make an application.

an application for what?

to terminate our relationship.

we don’t have any relationship!

of course we do, i have it recorded.

you mean in words?

what else?

is it recorded so i can listen to it and not have to read it. i don’t read so good.

you can’t read at all, who are you kidding.

you don’t have to be nasty, that is why i don’t like you any more.

i don’t care if you like me, you have to go down to the registry building and make an application to end our relationship.

but what is the relationship?’’

i forget, but it is on record.

can i hear the recording?

it is mine, you should have your own.

i don’t have one,

you did have one, it is not my fault if you lost it or threw it away.

so what do i do?

go to the registry, tell them your name and they will look up you and your relationship and they might help you out.

might help me out?

that is the word.

how long will it take?

i don’t know, you will just have to go down there and wait in line and find out

wait in line!

ha, ha! you don’t know. you should pay more attention to your surroundings.

what time is the registry open?

all day, seven days a week.

well, that is something.

there are a lot of people in the city, they are always registering for something.

maybe i better get going. wait, what is their most busy time?

i wouldn’t know.

oh.

you are not having second thoughts are you?

no, i llke you even less now and are more determined than ever to get rid of you.

good luck, then.


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