Fiction Hellacious

            “Omar! What's up, buddy?!” Val spoke to his best friend elatedly from the video screen, “I know, I know. That's a bad joke. But fuck it, I still think it's funny. Anyway, I suppose they asked you to do the eulogy. It was per my request so I at least hope they asked you. In fact, I sort of need you to so if anyone else is doing it then you need to fucking kill them. Or at least restrain them until after the funeral or something. Sabee? I know you must be really weirded out by now. And you're probably stressing about the eulogy on top of it!” Val smiled, “But I promise you...everything's gonna be okay. Even the eulogy! In fact, I'm gonna help you write the fucking thing. How's that for best friends? So here goes. First, just talk about how awesome I am and what a badass I was and how much I got laid and everything. Then talk about how I'm the shit. And then talk about how I'm totally money. But I'm sure that's pretty ...

            “You're dying, you know.”             “Yep.”             “Well?”             “Well, what?”             “Well, don't you think you should tell somebody? Somebody besides me , I mean.”             “I didn't tell you that. I don't even know that I am. And you don't know either.”             “You just said you were though.”             “I did not.”             “Then you confirmed that you were.”             “I did...

. א             “Is it true, Papa? Have they finished it? Have they finished building the ramp?”             “Of course not, Darry. Where did you even hear that? Who would have told you such a thing?”             But the boy didn't answer.             “Darry...” Yitzhak made the tone that all parents make when they know for certain that their child has overstepped their bounds or has done something wrong, “You need to tell Papa now. And I promise, I will not punish you. Were you listening to the adults speak when you knew you weren't supposed to?”             “No.”             “Well, then Darry,” he came over and sat on the child's bed with hi...