Umm. Umm. Umm. Umm. I like it here. It's so dark and warm and cozy. Umm. Umm. Th-thump. Th-thump. Th-thump. Th-thump. I love that sound. Oh! What's that?! Oh, it's just my thumb. Boy, scared me for a moment there. . . . Umm. Umm. Umm. Umm. I am content. Life is good. . . .

Oof! What the . . . Oof! Hey! Cut it out! Oof! Oh, man! It's getting cramped in here! What? What? Oof! Hey! Quit pushin'!!! Hey! What's goin' on?! Hey! What? Oh! Oh! What's that? Light?! Hey, I don't wanna go over there! The light hurts my eyes. Oof! WILL YOU CUT IT OUT?!!!! No! No! The light! The light! Oof! What are you doin'? You want me to do WHAT?!! I don't go through this! It's too small! NO! I don't wanna go! I don't wanna go! Oof! Where's my thumb. I gotta have my thumb! Oof! Oh no! I can't find my thumb! I left it back there! What? What? AHHHHHHHHH!!!! . . . .

It's cold. It's cold. I wanna go back in. OW! Aaaaa! Aaaaa! Well, you'd be cryin' too if you were hanging upside down by your ankles naked all over in the cold and being hit by some kind of monster! WHERE'S MY THUMB?!!!! I want my thumb! Will you quit?! What's that? What's that? You're gonna do what?! You're gonna cut it? I don't want you to cut . . . You cut it. Now I'm gonna starve to death. I'm gonna wither away. . . . Hey! What's that? That's nice and warm! A blanket? Umm. Hey! What's this? Humm. I wonder what would happen if I just . . . Yeah, that's it. Umm. Umm. Umm. Umm. Boy, I'm not gonna starve to death after all! Umm. Umm. Umm. Umm. This is terrific! Okay. Had enough. Hey, here's my thumb! Umm. Umm. Umm. Umm. I am content. Life is good.

Copyright 1997 Debra Bruch