"I'm so into you" - Stateless
The New Times in San Luis Obispo hold's a World's Shortest Stories contest each year. You have to write a story with 55 words or less. I'm still too wordy to get there yet but this is my attempt at a short short.
Addendum: Ya'll know I don't edit when I post the first time, right? I just write and get it up and then come back later...so after some good criticism from a friend, what is here now is the edited version of "Restless Night"...
KNOCK KNOCK
He peeked through the eye hole.
"Open the door," she demanded.
"What do you want," he asked.
"My stuff."
He sighed and opened the door and said, "But I sent everything of yours in the mail. Didn't you get it."
"Yeah, real classy. No, I want the stuff I gave you."
She picked up the coffee maker, the answering machine, underwear from his dresser drawer, the blow dryer and a porno tape.
"Is that it," he asked.
"No," She said and pointed at his bed. "You're going to bring that outside."
"Come on now. You can't be serious," he pleaded. She gave him the look. "What? You're going to strap it to your little car?"
The look didn't waiver.
"This is really immature, you know," he argued.
"I'm 19, I'm allowed. You just turned thirty. What's your excuse?"
He huffed and removed his bedding. They didn't share words while he brought the mattress and boxspring outside to her car.
"Are we through," he asked.
"Do you still love me," she asked.
He turned and headed back into his apartment.
A few minutes later, he heard her shouting in his courtyard.
"ATTENTION ATTENTION! I HAVE A REALLY NICE BED IF ANYONE NEEDS IT. ITS FREE TO ANYONE WHO COMES OUT NOW!"
He rushed to put on his shoes but she continued, "EXCEPT FOR 4C. BECAUSE HE'S A DICK AND A CHEATER."
He watched through the peep hole as 4B moved the bed into his apartment.