So Many Secrets

Cardboard Bob peeled back his tarp and took out the magic basket. Atop the photographs was the charm Marnie had given him, a Barbie wrapped in rainbow pipe cleaners. “This will keep them demons out of your head,” she’d promised. “You won’t want to drink no more.”

That hadn’t happened, but Cardboard thought the cham might have other properties. Lately he’d taken to asking it questions about the people in the pictures.

He’d found the basket last year, setting atop a pile of furniture with a sign saying FREE.

He knew when he saw it that it contained secret messages.

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7 thoughts on “So Many Secrets

  1. Great name. Sad but true depiction of schizophrenia. I hope he stays safe and that the ‘messages’ he gets are gentle … (most mentally ill are a danger to themselves a lot more than they are a danger to others …).

  2. I think this poor man was suffering from schizophrenia. I love the name you gave him. The Barbie charm is brilliant. So much to like about this story 🙂

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