Monster
Copyright© 2023 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 16
It will come as no surprise to most of the readers that this is not only fiction but bald faced lies. The author has been known to stretch the truth past breaking. He is fully aware that Monster Millions is his own creation and does not exist in reality. He is also cognizant of the fact that this an alternate reality. The names might be real ... the people are not. If your name is in here ... it’s not you ... any of you.
The cop flashed his lights and blipped the siren. I pulled over. The junior cop walked up ... her side.
“We got him. The convoy will meet us at headquarters.”
“Convoy?”
“The paper on your boy stretches from New Hampshire across America ... LA. H’s a very bad boy. How old did you think he was...?”
“Maybe 23 maximum,” she said.
“He’s 40 ... has some kind of disease ... keeps him looking young.”
“Progeria,” I said, “also called Hallermann–Streiff syndrome, Gottron’s syndrome, or Wiedemann–Rautenstrauch syndrome.”
The cop looked a question.
“The docs thought I had it. Most of my paternal male relatives died early.” I said, “Daddy lived longest until I came along. He died at 50 ... on his birthday.”
“I’d say you have it beat,” said the cop.
“I don’t know ... first heart-attack at 28 ... the bastards keep bring me back. I’ve died 4 times.
“It’s not that I’m complaining...”
That got an indignant look from all parties.
“ ... Ok ... so I am ... but death was so comfortable. No worries ... no day to day living ... never knowing what I’d fuckup next ... it was great. Quit with the looks. Hey! I quite enjoyed it.
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