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Weekly Contest #374
He stares at the ceiling. The wall’s plaster is old and crumbly. Past tenants have pried some loose, leaving crudely filled holes in corners and along the trim. The swirling breaks in the wall’s texture fight to abduct his attention. He’s been asking that it be painted every week since he arrived. It’s always pushed off another week, to the infinite future where time exists to discuss complaints. Now, however, his schedule ratchets around with the sun unfailingly. His teeth gnash at wasting time, wasting potential, wasting plans. So much cou...
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