Tattoo

Kev said, "I want my tattoo removed."

The Remover said, "What tattoo?"

Kev said, "The one that looks like me."

The Remover said, "Okay."

When the first layer was removed, another remained.

Once the Kev tattoo was gone, Brenda was revealed.

"I want my tattoo removed," she said.

"What tattoo?" the remover asked.

"The one that looks like me."

"Okay."

When that layer was removed, something fainter appeared beneath it.

Once the Brenda tattoo was gone, ghost boy was revealed.

He said, "Do you like my tattoo?"

"What tattoo?" the remover asked.

"It's invisible like me," said ghost boy.

"Oh," the remover said, "then I like it."

"Me too," said ghost boy.

Bradford Gyori  ·  Shorts Magazine