When His Favorite Joke Walked Away Novels & Stories

he joked on. "Stop kidding, not funny.” I replied. “Oh… I was just trying to make it light… I’m near.” He said. “What if someone saw us?” he asked. “What? Did I say we’re going to exit from the door?” I ask as an answer. The door suddenly open and I saw him standing then walk towards me. "You're not serious." He told me. “When did I crack a joke to you?” I asked. "We can't. I mean, I can’t properly put you down and worst you might fall, Race!”

"She's pretty isn't she by the way?" "Stay away from her," I warned, my voice sounded too forceful than I wanted it to. "Finally, the devil falls in love with a baby," He laughed at his own stupid joke. "You can leave now Liam Mckinnon. There's nothing more to say. Now we only wait," "Wait for...for what?" I asked. "For the game ...to start," He hissed and pressed the half-smoked cigarette on the table before standing up and walking out, leaving me in a pathetic mess.

He said with an underlying tone that suggested there was more to it. Not knowing what to reply to that, we just sat in silence, taking our drinks in silence. In a record time, he downed two cups of whiskey and stood up. His suit jacket was hung behind his chair. He took it and placed it in the crook of his left arm. “Was nice having a companion and witnessing the most bizarre breakup ever. This is the most I have been entertained in a while.” He said and started walking away. “Wait, I didn't get your name.” I hollered at his retreating frame.

He scoffed calling his line again, this time around Dave picked up “Hey bro, what’s up? Dave asked breathing heavily “Don’t tell me you are fucking someone right now?” Gregor yelled from the other end “Man shall not live by pussy alone,” Dave said chuckling “You spoilt brat or should I say man-whore” Gregor said while Dave laughed the more “Well I was busy,” Dave said “With pussy” Gregor cut in “ Aha! You got me, you’re right” Dave said laughing “I was supposed to call you, I forgot He added

he says smugly and opens the door of the gray sedan we had been standing in front of. The first thing he asks me when he gets into the car is if I like jack in the box. I honestly tell him no, but he looks sad and I pretend to be joking. I regret this when he pulls into a jack in the box and asks me what I want to eat. We place our orders and get our food, but wait to eat until he has parked in front of my dorm. We eat and chat for a little bit longer when he offered to walk me upstairs to my dorm. I tell him it’s more of a long elevator ride that a walk and he gives me a serious face “you never know what kind of creep might be waiting to hurt you in an elevator, it’s dangerous out there” he

It felt good—light, like a breath of fresh air in this park where the wind rustled the leaves around us. We sat on the bench after that, side by side, our shoulders almost touching. He started telling these silly jokes—the kind that weren’t even funny, just dry and ridiculous, like “Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.” Corny as hell. But I laughed anyway, hard and genuine, because the real joke was how bad they were, how he delivered them with that straight face like he thought they were gold. It warmed me up inside, chasing away the chill for a bit.

He pulled me closer, tightening his hold on my hip. “What about jokes?” “I’m Just thinking of how funny it would have been for you looking at those old fools bicker all day, yesterday.” “Tell me about it. They were so ridiculous I began to wonder whether this is a secret meeting or a comedy show.” I chuckled, sliding my hands down his shoulders and caressing his back. “So did the jokers eventually resolve something?” “No. Not until I stepped in.” “Really.” I said, sounding like he had just amazed me with some diabolically information. “So what did you do, hot shot?”

He’s not in the mood to talk to me anymore. “Hey! Are you okay?” I asked while we were still holding hands as we walked towards our classmates. “Yeah, I guess so…” “That’s because you’ve been hungry since earlier, right? That’s why you ran away when we were about to eat. I’m hungry too, you made me hungry chasing you.” I said, but this guy was really serious, he wasn’t even going along with my joke, or is this even a joke? I just let it go, maybe he’s hungry, and maybe he’ll eat me alive. Yay!

The rest of them laughed. As he walked away, he sent me a wink over his shoulder. I was never going to hear the end of it. Saanjh suddenly appeared, dragging him away. ***********

“Ahahaha!” The third baby told the joke that was obviously funny to the fourth, ‘cause his lovely laughter filled the room and he realized it was the voice that had brought him up his feet. He watched the fourth fall on his back from his laughter, getting up again to listen to the third speak before crying out again.