Sporadically
Talbot.
Balls I
A Carboard Fortress in the Attic, Chapter 9
Flashback
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Something felt different.
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“I think one shrank,” Harris said.
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“Uh, yeah… they’re definitely different,” Cynthia said.
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“How do they even shrink? Will it disappear?” Harris said.
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“No, no…” Cynthia said.
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“Will it dissolve away? Will I be sporting one ball?”
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“Let me check my phone.”
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“A one bagger? Just a single? I’m going to have to move those runners along.”
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“I don’t think they can shrink...”
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“Jose Canseco.”
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“Who?”
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“Ozzie Canseco’s brother.”
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“Even more of a who?”
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“Jose Canseco got roided up, his balls shrank and he wrote a book about that. It was about everyone else he saw or was pretty sure got shot up in the bathroom stalls of the clubhouses.”
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“Clubhouses? How old was this kid?”
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“Baseball.”
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“Aah… are you on steroids?”
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“No, but I’m not very good at baseball, maybe I should be.”
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“Okay,” Cynthia gave another squeeze to one of each. “Could the other one have gotten bigger?”
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“I am now realizing I don’t have a clue which one is normal sized. Do you know?”
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“I feel like you’ve logged more hours with them…”
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“Maybe one is getting smaller and the other is growing. He’s feeding off its little brother. You’re in this together! You’re supposed to be friends!” Harris scolded his testicles.
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“I’m going to get you to see a doctor, then I’m going to call someone to look at your balls,” Cynthia chomped on a pen like a cigar and wiggled her eyebrows.
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“Thanks Groucho…”