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BRUIAY
ByJustin AcHiL11
Creprs
Write and Deeley: Jin Al
Minds Eye These Stems by: Dae Fas
dior hme Stew
‘Ae Director: Rica Thee
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Front Cover Ar hin Van Fs
From & Back Cover Des Bec Joleen
CunsrOn, CA 30021
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L A NN BO O K
RRUIJAY
CONTENTS
ANiGHt Line Any OTHER
Cnaprer One: Mi-Lensta or ConrLict
Chapter Two: UNLIFe AMONG THE BRUJAH
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3 Dhadi'l ceased my car; 2 midd wok be a vampiee.
J remember shandind on Ihe slreel corner, walltug for a:bus, Ininking, “eens,
does tt absiaps cath tn Hts chy?" Thal oat the might died. thew 3 look back om tt
Wo, J Hhink oF i ke al these olker cating ull — as Ht God peccoitally puna
aed avolher formalive chapler of Ae seas Wtncote thous re
siymbcliom hadu’l yel been bealen to dealk. J eatued when my ael}etend deomped me
JHE wok you, WS me"). Ihaalued shew They diagosed my mclher wilh luns cancer
aud ll caitied whew J woul tothe hospice to Sec kee. I eatned Ihe day 2 weeckedd iy
ode, whichis o Juans walltag foro hus ik Ike fieal place: Cause and effec! tea
aleangy Uk: 9 didi’ have te wail forthe bus, wuld my sire have found me? |
Thad jis stepped tbo Ike hus-slop kiosk, 3 callapacd my unbeella and chook
ali ing coal, dotas bok cace}ully co as nol to speay the Sy ell on
The bench. The kiosk had on2 of those ball miui-bilbaacd ads — & bedi yellow
isp advertsing come ich ile. The olkee $uy gal tre cf te ld Fa the
ij malaing kn lock fouandiced. ae ya bel enply pleasauiries, cousclous
avoiding ee conlacl and cecal conveesalion, jus! Uke everyone elze w The cly.
Those caeé lines you do make eye coniach ilk semcone, he's tivartably some sleel
talc, beans for money or naling le slab you behicen lc fifth and cil th
Fickecleed my walch — 6:27. 31 sas wlule, so had alecadly beeu dark foc
shoul a howe. J like thal, or 3 fuces Ws move appcopriale lo gay 9 liked i bud
Eauyuay, 9 fibced kal 3 shi had a dood une winules before Ihe bus showed up.
CAM Sle 9 celd mle To dl acoze eee al be back un
he weal us
Aa A Oe
5
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your pacdon?* 9 asked. Dammil, 2 hous} lo myself, you ausvered
Me ko yout
Soil happen: Yen salle ca vee tee and pickup
ie bo-calch Ihe bus.
id you slep.tulo thal shore, Hae bue'll come.
him ever, prepacins
adglages vk
id — eillter a clarving | oF a millionalee
sssitl a derelic. And he had a pow
il, bothe r so teanspacenl. Recs
ny expecleuce thal ©
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“Ds wol kal you're easy lovead. You fel cacry woursel} wilh a beac axl
se fen eel te BEA prac’ ale sk bp .* :
Damul J should have seen Ibis comluk, oe Has leyiad lo rope me ule some mar
keling chem o lalleme Jule gucdhacing a hae-shave 6 omellng,
"Dou | il pissed off, I as a alld — moel people you see al bus slops
are ec home to work or from work fu home, you know? DH: all they
ssa to do —inalke ends meel. You, Though. You've aReren You look Foruaed
when you valk, wol down. You shook Me! alee off your fackel melead of lelliag th
tnake you misecahl. You wawled lo pick up your adazine bul sil cack te bas,
0 you've obviously fol somewhere bo be.”
hal Ihe kell was this? JI almost made me laugh, dere 2 was, ble) fo gel oy
sandwich (nol mnie and:make howe iu lime to see Jeopardy) and this ui
was maldng ne ont bo be some hldhipowered ovecachlever 4rom a tn ‘alolte Bak
“bul you dow'l sce im yoursel}. You dow’ te yourself wow! more.”
Alluinderkead broke atd Ie rain came gourng, dow hacder than before
J woke to scratching al my window. J Aide think lobe scared. 34 3 had Ihouahd
abeul t for a moment, J'A kiave ipeed A, ecanse my apacineal ison the sin
floor; il could have. ouly beeu bis or cals. 2 did’ Tuk, Hough, auc beled up
did whew 9 head the tote
Has the guy from The bus shop
ake crouched on Ihe ail oulside, acms oulsleelched above lis head, knees bent,
lehs daandlng i the aie. The Leddy wins only abcud six inches wide, had he sermed
en oe ae
J chould have screamed o¢ can. Called the police. Anylhid, 2 couldn’, ate
saaved me overto him. 2 couldi’t cestel. ae molioned for me To ope the window a
ent le exon he {ace, showing moré and more leclh az ) dumbly followed
“his melruchous. As the window came open, Iheacd the can oulside. —~
“O15 fucking oak oul hece. Quvlle men," he sald. $0. did.
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siudén, wow nearing a hip-lendh
lealhee ceal aud a pale ef creased wock
pauls, ate haditl chaded hie
from before, bul wow J could «
bold cullines of muscle benealh: tte
sensi fully, fuck defined, 2c Hall of
Ike exlaneous dal Tha! vould have
ecw on yptcal person had bee
Henced ariay, leaving only shal wae
vila ‘
The bizaere cecumslances had
finally besius lo eebjcler tn my hired
sat phe Thad mel al a bus slalion
lhad climbed llroush my sbdle-ston
wlidow because Thad asked lum i,
self. 9 wchied hack loaned my bedcoom
door. =f
Ae smile had Ihe fealuves of a
hap HR Sa ucanor ac
hhad the red low of predator, wo Ie
pale dyceu slimmer o} preg. ate ad
vanced, every ep a ih, purposeful
smolion, lke 4 juudle cal on a Discovery
Chanel special
“Jou ink you'ee allcHedshece
gouace? plaiting, more thaw this lle
Lect wouce makes you unhappy, 6 nou ianore Hl. Bul you're ccared — ceaved
skal) Gan secih-16 coed dk} pvt "ne dbunedbacbsard
ublnd my vay own the bal at ino ae iichen. The flood rom Uke bill
board access Ihe sireel refledhed iwke the com, makeing th less dim haw tt chould
have been. 2} was a cold; eile ig, nordautc aud tinjlaterig, made my deel
lock positively shoulisk.
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cAmcin's Ye, ‘aie debe EE {eh hy voce quavered, ‘cmd or
WNideb 23 cabled mnyeelt fo ids cites teal “Det all the chamuls
I've dol mip HOH TOs”
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an be mig knces on Ihe lnolewn. ay eyes Mica wilh leas, 3 didn realy knew
whal Iwaae dotug will the kite,
“Ace you doluk lo slab me? ally? Because nou hale yoursel}? Thal’s a elupid
ceason to hut me, ten’ 12°
nodded. ‘The ieualer placed kis foct on my shoulder and choved we dowa. 3
humbled baclasacd from my kncelitd position, landing uncccemoworsly oH my 33,
sll hing ee yl hd hed, 3 exch m Sadi le
lke oy cla ah lineal? To sufhocalion
"ake thal kif al do what yo need ta do. in. halk for you.” Ashe
aewed hs back le me, 3 sprany from my clumsy postion, Burying ket he idtey,
Dslomped le he dyous, ol even cacind thal he sil slood. As Tay onthe oor’
4 pool of my enittear, :
head te lode clatter onthe floor beside my head. 2 come al Ihe sotind sd
he land of le Hood
The man ahem J had just slabbed a the back walked doin the hall past my
bedeoon, andl can a balk before lous, steam billowed {row The ballroom doon'ay,
| thy huest churned fo mi eide
“Come on, the No iced lo delay Ihc,” ate picked me up uidee my arms,
Ihaded the knite back and dave mea push dow Ihe halluay. #2 approached
The ballroom, Ihe Kall of his Hood aye fainler and faliec,as if Ihe wound had
© closed isl} slle he walked:
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