#045 ~ This Little Ditty: Four

This Little Ditty: Four

Rod Tanzol

The teacher was out of the room. Angela had nothing to do. She planted her expensive iPhone in some random guy’s backpack because she didn’t like the way he looked at her; she reported her phone stolen, and the principle expelled the boy within an hour of the incident. Angela, however, did not get her phone back yet; she would have to wait until after class to get it. It was worth it, in her opinion.

“Like so totally as if!” Angela giggled as she feigned interest in her fellow classmates’ conversation. She sat between two incessantly-loquacious girls. Angela hated ignorant Valley Girl speak. She found it migraine-inducing and demeaning to human intelligence. The girls understood Angela’s message and silenced themselves.

Angela enjoyed the peace as she waited for the period to end. She met with Frank throughout the day. She got her phone back, and she went home. Angela hatched a new plan. She called Frank, and gave her orders, “Frank, solve a problem for me.”

“I’ll do anything for you,” he answered. “What is it?” he asked.

Angela detailed her woes, “I want you to eliminate the ignorant sluts form our school. I hate all the girls who speak as if they only know ten words. Remove them please.”

“I’m not sure if I can do that. That’s about one fourth of the student population,” Frank explained.

“Oh, I see,” Angela sighed, “you don’t care enough about what I want. I could always find someone else to help me.”

Frank’s heart stopped beating. It was clear that he obsessed over Angela, and he was desperate to please her. How pitiful he was! “Wait!” he pleaded, “Let me see what I can do. It’s going to take longer than a day though. Is that okay with you?”

Angela grunted, “I guess I can wait.” Almost threateningly, she continued speaking, “If it does not work, I don’t know what I’ll do.

Frank agreed to the terms of his service. Angela would get what she wanted. Morals and ethics were gone. Frank only wanted to love, but he much rather have enslaved himself than have been honest with his feelings.