In a way, endurance is a test of how much patience he has. His flesh, all lumpy and corpulent, is certainly not ready yet, for in the long run, this path he is walking is not for the faint of heart.
“Watch out for those elephant thighs, old woman.”
“Don’t you ever look into the mirror?” said his wife. She quietly went past the kitchen furrow. Carefully, she stirred some ketamine into his beer bottle before she walks back and handed him his ninth bottle of the day.
His tendency to vacillate gains him all this extra pounds, extra miles to go, extra 1000 miles and extra first-steps to jumpstart realizing his dreams.
He breathed in a deep sigh.
Numerous are the vicissitudes in life he escaped from, hoping things will change while he remains unchanged. He just likes things the way they are.
So is everyone else.
In his dream, he sees that far-off place. Those flags hanging above the rooftop, flailing about the angry winds.
He carried his weight and go on. He felt like a slug. All these burden I’m carrying… He thought. Suck it up.
Donning the army’s uniform, he instantly felt the urgency to remove those extra layers of burden. He’s now a warrior.
She let out a deep sigh.
“One bottle of gin-and-tonic to-go, please.”
“Will that be all, m’am?”
“Yes.”
“Got it. Your total today will be nine dollars and ninety-nine cents.”
She thought of grabbing some extra lemons, but she shushed the thought away. A whole bottle of that would be enough quinine anyway.
Once she got home to her castle, the dowager sat down and started reminiscing those days of her old man, just like any other day. She slowly sipped in that bitter taste of sweetness, but somehow her cramps can never go away.
An opulent man he was, a slave for bravery. In those warring days, his facade never failed to reflect rays of sunshine – always resplendent with virtues he acquired from many years venturing mysterious places.
But now he’s gone to the furthest place there ever was. She paused. Every train of thought was terminated with a glass or two.
That’s why I loved him. He’s always coming back, with a smile.
Though his eyes look distant, they always shed light.
She closed her eyes. And then she stops breathing.
