Ernie Borderman - A Pointless Novel, Page 2

When the meat had first begun to accumulate, Ernie stored the it in his freezer. It was his peculiar nature that he could not bear to see good food go to waste, even as revolting as it was to him. This went well for the first few months, but before long his freezer became full to the brim with cuts of beef, breasts of chicken, pot roasts and the like.

To remedy the situation, Ernie decided to go to his local appliance distributor and purchase a large freezer. It was an effort to bring the freezer up to his small apartment for he was forced to do the task alone, as he dared not ask for the help of his coworkers, who might become suspicious of his intentions and learn of his ungrateful hoard. But after the struggle of its transport, the freezer worked well to solve the problem for a time. But alas it too eventually became full.

Ernie returned to the distributor, intent on ordering a second freezer. The owner eyed him suspiciously, wary of a customer with so great a need for freezing capacity. But in the end he let his suspicions rest and accepted the sale, his fears somewhat put to rest by Ernie's insistence that the freezer be delivered for him to his apartment regardless of the charge. Still, Ernie could not help but notice that when the second freezer was brought up to his apartment the owner came along with the delivery men, and that he showed great interest in his previous sale, going so far as to inspect the contents of the existing freezer with some curiousity.

- posted by Sigurd4/04/2004 09:37:00 PM