Edward W. DuClos

Lettuce Bacon Burger

"Overcast again, what's with this weather?" thought Kei as he navigated his bicycle through the droves of sedans and garbage trucks occupying the roads on his way to work at the paper store. "What gives? Did the whole world decide to move to the city at once?" Kei continued to consider this as he weaved past a woman, howling at her husband in front of a small bread shop on the corner of the intersection. He quickly managed to avoid trampling their small dog, in the process, losing hold of the brown paper bag carrying his meticulously, but thoughtfully, prepared lunch. "Dammit!!" he said, frustrated as the bag broke open and scattered over the sidewalk below. Turning back to see the damage, Kei saw the small dog, quite happily nibbling away at his delicately prepared meal, much to the amusement of the women he had just so narrowly avoided a collision with. "Well...I suppose I should grab something else on my way to work then...damn dog.." he muttered to himself as he continued on his way to the paper store. The sky ahead seemed even more overcast than before, there was a foreboding tension in the air.