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street. Cameron cocked his
head and shook the box. "Odd," he mumbled.
The box was relatively light and something
jiggled inside as he shook it. He turned it over and looked at the
mailing label. His name and address were handwritten on it but it
was so messy he couldn't possibly recognize it. In the corner was
an ink stamp reading "Earthly Pleasures" but there was no return
address.
" Kind of exciting." Cameron
smiled as he tore the brown wrapping paper from the package.
Underneath the actual box was plain and uninteresting. It only
seemed to open at one end.
He ripped it open without hesitation and
reached inside.
After fishing around a bit, he pulled out a
small plastic bag. The bag was filled with seeds. They were the
size of pumpkin seeds but a more fleshy color almost like the hue
of human skin. It was the only thing Cameron could think of as he
stared at them, skin.
A piece of paper fell out of the box and
sailed to the floor. He bent to the floor and picked it up. There
was some writing. It looked as if had been typed out with a
typewriter. Place seeds into soil. Water. Enjoy.
" Enjoy huh?" Cameron scoffed
as he searched his house for an empty pot. "We'll see."
Finding an appropriate pot, he brought it to
the back porch having to find his way through the jungle-like area.
Vines and plants hung from the rafters, climbed over the windows
and doorways, patches of green grew upon the floor like rugs. He
fished around the floor until finally finding a bag of fresh soil
to use. He filled his pot half way with a spade.
He ripped the plastic bag open allowing the
new seeds to fall into the palm of his hand. They made his skin
tingle and he found it both curios and concerning but put the seeds
into the soil anyway.
He filled the pot with the rest of the soil
and searched for his watering can. "Now where did I put that down?"
He started back through the kitchen and into the living room. "Ah,"
he spotted it resting on top of his TV. He snatched it up and
eagerly watered his special delivery, the newest addition to his
house. He couldn't wait to see what kind of plant it would be or
flower or...
He cleared a spot on the edge of his bay
window in the front of the house. Some of his older babies took
second place as he gave his new child the best spot in the house,
the one that got the most sunlight. Excitement poured out of him as
he stared down at the pot as if he expected it to sprout
immediately.
For a week Cameron kept watch on the pot with
its curious seeds but nothing happened. Not even a sprout. He
played soft music in the living room for it, he sprinkled the soil
with plant food and Miracle Grow but still nothing happened.
Cameron sighed, "I can't just sit here and
watch a pot." He was hoping that at least something would show
itself before Adam and Nikki came to dinner, but it was not to be.
It was his turn to host them tonight and he would have to wait to
show off his newest addition to the family.
The dinner went well and as usual Cameron was
an exquisite host and as usual, Adam and Nikki had way too much to
drink and were as loud and boisterous as ever. Cameron insisted
that they stay the night. After all he enjoyed the company since he
lived alone and had an ample guest room.
His two best friends were only too happy to
accept and it wasn't until after the late morning hours that they
finally decided to go to bed.
Cameron dragged himself to his bedroom. He
knew the morning was going to be hard. "Those two are crazy," he
mumbled with a hiccup or two and thanked God it was the weekend and
he didn't have to be up for work.
He passed out as soon as his body hit the
mattress. Hours later he felt a tickling on the bottoms of his
feet. He lifted his heavy eyes. A fog cluttered his mind as he
tried to focus on what was happening.
He watched in confused terror as vines
squirmed over his feet and began to tie them together. "What the
fu..."
Other vines slithered from underneath his bed
and entwined his arms,
head and shook the box. "Odd," he mumbled.
The box was relatively light and something
jiggled inside as he shook it. He turned it over and looked at the
mailing label. His name and address were handwritten on it but it
was so messy he couldn't possibly recognize it. In the corner was
an ink stamp reading "Earthly Pleasures" but there was no return
address.
" Kind of exciting." Cameron
smiled as he tore the brown wrapping paper from the package.
Underneath the actual box was plain and uninteresting. It only
seemed to open at one end.
He ripped it open without hesitation and
reached inside.
After fishing around a bit, he pulled out a
small plastic bag. The bag was filled with seeds. They were the
size of pumpkin seeds but a more fleshy color almost like the hue
of human skin. It was the only thing Cameron could think of as he
stared at them, skin.
A piece of paper fell out of the box and
sailed to the floor. He bent to the floor and picked it up. There
was some writing. It looked as if had been typed out with a
typewriter. Place seeds into soil. Water. Enjoy.
" Enjoy huh?" Cameron scoffed
as he searched his house for an empty pot. "We'll see."
Finding an appropriate pot, he brought it to
the back porch having to find his way through the jungle-like area.
Vines and plants hung from the rafters, climbed over the windows
and doorways, patches of green grew upon the floor like rugs. He
fished around the floor until finally finding a bag of fresh soil
to use. He filled his pot half way with a spade.
He ripped the plastic bag open allowing the
new seeds to fall into the palm of his hand. They made his skin
tingle and he found it both curios and concerning but put the seeds
into the soil anyway.
He filled the pot with the rest of the soil
and searched for his watering can. "Now where did I put that down?"
He started back through the kitchen and into the living room. "Ah,"
he spotted it resting on top of his TV. He snatched it up and
eagerly watered his special delivery, the newest addition to his
house. He couldn't wait to see what kind of plant it would be or
flower or...
He cleared a spot on the edge of his bay
window in the front of the house. Some of his older babies took
second place as he gave his new child the best spot in the house,
the one that got the most sunlight. Excitement poured out of him as
he stared down at the pot as if he expected it to sprout
immediately.
For a week Cameron kept watch on the pot with
its curious seeds but nothing happened. Not even a sprout. He
played soft music in the living room for it, he sprinkled the soil
with plant food and Miracle Grow but still nothing happened.
Cameron sighed, "I can't just sit here and
watch a pot." He was hoping that at least something would show
itself before Adam and Nikki came to dinner, but it was not to be.
It was his turn to host them tonight and he would have to wait to
show off his newest addition to the family.
The dinner went well and as usual Cameron was
an exquisite host and as usual, Adam and Nikki had way too much to
drink and were as loud and boisterous as ever. Cameron insisted
that they stay the night. After all he enjoyed the company since he
lived alone and had an ample guest room.
His two best friends were only too happy to
accept and it wasn't until after the late morning hours that they
finally decided to go to bed.
Cameron dragged himself to his bedroom. He
knew the morning was going to be hard. "Those two are crazy," he
mumbled with a hiccup or two and thanked God it was the weekend and
he didn't have to be up for work.
He passed out as soon as his body hit the
mattress. Hours later he felt a tickling on the bottoms of his
feet. He lifted his heavy eyes. A fog cluttered his mind as he
tried to focus on what was happening.
He watched in confused terror as vines
squirmed over his feet and began to tie them together. "What the
fu..."
Other vines slithered from underneath his bed
and entwined his arms,
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