why did you rob him? because, because he had it and I didn’t, it wasn’t right that he had it and I didn’t, so I took it from him, now I have something.
what did you do with his lunch money? I bought a soda some cookies and ice cream.
any change left over? yeah, a dime, you want it.
why did you kill him? because, he would have told on me.
the end
First published in the print edition of Panic Magazine in 2000.