Drain Bubbler Novels & Stories

*Maddox* “Where does this pipe go?” Bill Bixby is standing near me, staring at the pipe, wearing a robe over his pajamas, his hair disheveled, and is eyes barely focusing. “This is the drain pipe,” he says. “It lets the unusable water back out into the river.” I stare at him for a moment. “So this doesn’t reach the spring where the water that’s used for the bottling comes from?” I have to clarify.

Naiinis na nasasaktan at hindi niya alam kung bakit ganoon ang nararamdaman niya. Gusto niyang pagsusuntukin ang mukha ni Martin at kaladkarin papunta sa mga inimbetahang babae nito. Nakakabwisit na gabi. Bago tumungo sa banyo para maligo’y kumuha muna siya ng isang boteng wine at baso. Balak niyang maglublob ngayon sa bathtub hanggang sa mawala ang kanyang inis. At habang ginagawa 'yon ay iinom siya para siguradong mawawala talaga sa kanyang sistema si Martin.

That is not water. -Are we royally fucked right now?- Sloan asked in his mind. Fifty percent of him didn't want the answer. There was a pause. -For the moment.- Sloan wished he wasn't in the water just so he could swear properly. Right as Sloan was getting used to breathing water, the fluid began to drain from the tube. Soon Sloan was no longer floating. He stood in the narrow tank as the liquid dropped to his chest and then his waist. The fluid was sucked into small holes at the base of the cylinder as the casing was lifted.

The mermaid was a quick learner and kept her eyes screwed tightly shut throughout until she heard the water stop running. “I’m done here. You need to use this to make bubbles all over your body and wash them away with this,” Dawn held up a shower head. “Once there are no more bubbles, wrap yourself with the towel the way I did it and call for me. I’ll drain the jacuzzi.”