Campbell's Soup
by Mat Twassel
Copyright© 2024 by Mat Twassel
Flash Story: Campbell's Cream of Tomato, a comfort food staple. But does it go with beer? Illustrated.
Caution: This Flash Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Fiction Illustrated .
Mark had been in the apartment a week now. Cindy got the house. Still dark out. He was hungry but he wasn’t sure what he wanted. The refrigerator was empty. A box of cereal in the cupboard. A package of Oreo cookies. He took down the box but remembered there was no milk. He ate three cookies. Had a fourth in his hand. “Milk,” he said with a scowl and pushed the cookie back into the package. A moment later he took it out again, looked at it, and shoved it into his mouth.
He took a shower, shaved, and brushed his teeth. Sunday, he said to himself. It had been a year since Mom passed. Campbell’s Cream of Tomato, that’s what he wanted. That’s what he needed.
Grier’s opened at nine. Nice thing about a place in town, he could walk. Milk, he said to himself. Milk and soup. At the end of the aisle stood a stack of beer boxes. $12.99. He hefted the box and put it in his cart. Then the milk. On the way to the cashier he remembered the soup. He doubled back. Two cans. Then a box of mac n cheese.
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