Not that he was a morbid sod or anything …
This story, called Two Feet Under, was posted on a website called
http://molyworld.net/laughterloaf/arch/2feetunder.htm
and Cindy O’Neil alerted me to it.
It’s about 5000 words and starts off:
The door handle was higher. He noticed as he left the bedroom. How odd.
It had been lower yesterday, and the day before. But today the bedroom door was just a little further up than normal. Simon Aitken didn’t realise there was a problem until half-way down the hall.
There was something wrong with the toilet door too. Indeed, the toilet itself reached further up his legs than before; his knees connected with the seat as he flushed.
It wasn’t until showering that he noticed the problem. He looked down and saw his feet were missing.
The whole thing is downloadable from here:
http://www.box.net/shared/4tu5rd8bad
What a shock to come back from holiday & find you’d gone to eternity so suddenly Lindsay – when I play the piano now I always think of you (thanks for not complaining – ever – and your kind words of appreciation). Miss hearing you shuffling around in the morning ready to go to work – you were such an early riser it amazed me. Life is full of wishes & I wish I could have helped you more – you only had to ask but never did – so does G – he was as gutted as me when we realised what happened to you. You are a kind gentle soul Lindsay – wherever you are now keep smiling & make the angels laugh – Liz & Gary (upstairs at Moffitt St)
Liz Barry
July 30, 2010 at 4:29 am