Abe was at the door. Joe knew he had to answer. Abe was a fellow writer who had certain ideas. Abe charged inside and paced the floor. Joe sat in his recliner, eyes closed.
Abe was obsessed with female fairy tale characters. Empowering them. Snow White, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty.
He remade Anne of Green Gables into a mixed martial arts expert who beat up farm boys for fun. Joe was disgusted, but didn't like creating scenes.
The worse part was Abe's insistence they do play acting. Abe would be the bad guy and Joe the avenging female. Kick Ass Cinderella. Beat Down Snow White. Last week he forced Joe into a mermaid's outfit. He saw The Little Mermaid machine gunning drug smugglers on their boat.
Joe, Abe said, I conceived of a new take on Frozen. The sisters are government trained assassins.
I brought both costumes. Your choice--pink or violet?
Joe grimaced. Actually, the violet brought out the blue in his eyes.
Hand it over, he said.
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