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Pipe Dream

October 30, 2017 6 Comments

Pipe Dream

By Rebecca Mix

These humans are stubborn. Twenty-one days, thirteen hours, thirty-four minutes. That’s how long it’s been since the water stopped.

Why haven’t they called?

I started with the toilet. A week later I flooded the kitchen. The humans complained, but still didn’t call the plumber. I’m growing impatient. It’s cramped inside these pipes.

I’d like to eat them, but that’s against the rules. I only eat plumbers. That’s my mission.

I hear footsteps.

“It started in the bathroom?”

“Yes,” says my human, “been a few days.”

Liar.

“Alright, ma’am. Don’t worry. I’ll get them working.” The toilet unhooks. I see him.

Finally.

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  1. glkamens says

    October 30, 2017 at 6:50 pm

    I was hoping the plumb loco narrator was a vegan!

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  2. Mary Sheehan says

    October 31, 2017 at 9:51 am

    Really enjoyed this story. Great idea… plumbers beware!

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  3. Daria Kill says

    November 1, 2017 at 12:17 am

    That is some imagination.

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  4. tskraghu says

    November 1, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    ‘Finally’ – for whom?

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  5. Andrzej Marczewski? (@DaveRage) says

    November 2, 2017 at 10:33 am

    Love this. Makes me think of Super Mario getting eaten by one of those piranha plants that come out of the pipes!!

    Reply
  6. Lauren Barnard says

    November 3, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    Quirky idea, enjoyed reading this.

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