SECRET: A MONOLOGUE

Hey you…

Yeah you, who else would I be fucking talking to…?

Suit yourself, friend but I’ve got a secret that needs sharing and you’re about the only living soul I’ve seen in over three weeks…

OK, I can understand that… Hell, you’ve got a point. I’m sure I’d not be too keen on crossing the street to talk to the crazy guy with the gun. But then I’d get to thinking, what if he takes the mind to raise that gun and shoot me…

There’s always the chance he ain’t a good shot, I might take some buckshot in the ass, but on the other hand he could be an ex-marine and take me down with a double tap that hits dead centre between the fucking eyes.

I see I got you thinking. I can see the nervous twitch above your left eye and I sure as hell know you want to lick your lips, they’re as dry as a fucking dessert in the noonday sun…

Go ahead boy, lick those lips and then get over here so I can tell you my secret…

That’s it, come on, I ain’t gonna shoot you. I’m saving my ammo for those flesh hungry bastards.

Jesus, kid when was the last time you ate…?

That long, eh… Here chew this. It ain’t much but its food…

That’s it get it down you…

Chicken… Hell no… I think her name was Carol…

Calm the fuck down, kid… I’m shitting you… Holy shit you should have seen you face…

You ready to hear my secret…?

Then follow me… It ain’t far.

I had it figured before things fucked up… I knew all about being careful… I had to… It’s the only way to survive. But now its so much better… And a damn sight easier…

Here, hold my gun while I get this lock… Thanks kid.

You gotta understand the nature of the beast if you’re going to tame it… It took me some years to understand that… You scare ‘em and they quickly become a fucking problem… Kicking, clawing and fucking screaming…

But that ain’t a problem… not anymore… These ones don’t scream or kick… they try to fucking bite mind you, but you just gotta pull the teeth once you got ‘em chained up… Its got extra benefits you know, pulling the teeth…

What…!!!???

Don’t start looking at me like that… Its different now, son… It ain’t rape cos they’re already fucking dead….

Come one, don’t tell me you don’t want to have a try…

Pick one… anyone you like… The blonde don’t smell that bad yet…

Hey put that fucking gun down… it ain’t a toy… I won’t warn you a sec…