LA-Chronicles

The LA Chronicles is a fictional short story series written by Justin Kazmierczak.

Elemental Love

Everyone has a fondness for the elements, it’s because they are the 5 favorite things god created. Water, earth, fire, air, and essence makes up the great 5, but what you are about to find is that they are all forms of love.

I woke up, just like any day. Set the alarm for tomorrow morning, so I don’t forget when I’m too tired to move. Kiss my honey on the cheek and hear, “Stay a while.” Of course I should but "Maybe next time."

I waltz into the kitchen, tell it to prepare me breakfast. “The Usual.” Eggs prepared sunny side up and well seasoned, Sausage, Side of Bacon, Side of ham, toast, and a good old fashion cup of orange juice. I eat it really slowly, knowing its only 4:30 am and no one from work is going to bother me, at least until 8am. I walk upstairs into the elevator and hit, “Corporate Level.” There I catch up on paperwork, read my mail, and wait for the day to begin…

It’s about 8am and the first employee made their appearance complaining about yesterday’s fiasco of fire, and how her department was burned to the ground. “No survivors?” I said with sarcastic joy. “Sir,” The employee responded with an attitude. I resound. “Look, I don’t have time to discuss your departments accidental burning, while I was busy saving my employees and clients. Everyone was already out of that department, AND the Court Master will be sending in a team to fix the structure and rebuild your department. Might I add the new plans look so much better?”

The employee glanced over the plans, and satisfied that she has been compensated she nodded and left. It was then 8:15 in the morning and nothing could be heard. A scream. I spoke to quickly.

I ran down to the lobby to see my Lobby Assistant dangling a white flag of truce, over a capsule. I also noticed Sealfy was dangling by his toes, I’ll ask later. “Whats going on? LA put that away, I’m sure it’s a harmless little bugger.” I lied. The capsule beeped, and out came a dot, followed by more dot. What could be dots of dirt forming a formation of some sort. The dots grew to a odd figure, that looked like frozen jet fuel, only brown and with a smile. LA speaks, “Hello, how are you?”

The thing of uncertain doom, or so I thought, spoke. “Well hello, I’m element.”

“Which ones?” I said.

“All of them.”

“Of course you are, while I’m at it, are you the Queen of England to… Ug!” responds my Lobby Assistant, better known as LA. The next thing I know, Sealfy slips out of his predicament and lands, face first in the “Element” of dirt. The element quickly responds defensively and turns to fire. Sealfy screams, jumps up 4 feet in the air. My Chief of Security grabs him and throws him down, “So what is it now, Sealfy? Mad invention gone wrong? That’s the third time today. You’re coming with me.” Sealfy makes excuse why he should not be taken to security, too late the COS turns around the corner and Sealfy disappears… Not as permanent as I would have liked, just going to be asked some questions and asked to pay a fine.

The element instinctively begins to burn the area around him, still in shock of the 210 pound scientist that fell from the ceiling. LA instinctively gets on the offensive side, but instead of grabbing a fire extinguisher, she uses her tongue. “Look you big ball of furry, I’m LA the law around the lobby. I’m sorry Sealfy fell on you, but if he had threatened to trim your toenails with one of them contraptions, you would suspend him from the ceiling as I did. Can you forgive this mix up?” The element turns into water and back into earth, this time a green looking formation.

In the distance you here, “Tax Man.” I scurry under the LA’s lobby desk, where the IRS couldn’t find me. Maybe I should ask a favor from the element…

---- Words of Encouragement

You know it’s time like these, where if any of this was real you’d be asking the same thing. Can you forgive me for this mix up? GOD did, did you know that when Satan tempted Eve back in the garden and Adam eat the fruit, you and me were tainted by sin forever? The only way that we can live with hope and peace, is by asking GOD to forgive us of the ‘Mix up’ of our ancestors. We need to stop blaming each other, just like Adam blamed Eve, and Eve the serpent. We need to take responsibility, even if it means an element might singe off a few hairs… One more thing before I go, GOD is reminding you that today is a good day to be wrong because GOD will make it right. So Lord, forgive me for the Mix up, and bless my readers.

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