2 Works in Doug Eiffel's Mother
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'There is one anomaly, however, one parcel that does not take the shape of a plane or radio kit, or a diverse pack of socks. It is long, flat, rectangular and suspiciously similar in shape to a book. Heart sinking, he tears with significantly less enthusiasm at its disguise, hands retracting at the object beneath.
His mother’s voice ricochets off his eardrums like a gymnast on the trampoline. “It’s one of those colour by number books, since you seemed to love the one they had at school so much. Maybe this’ll be the thing that finally keeps you quiet, hm?”'
⤷ five times communications officer doug eiffel does a colour by number picture, and one time he doesn’t.
(plus: coffee mugs that do not contain coffee, parking your car in harvard yard, laughable laminating jobs, particularly-antagonistic measuring tape, all-expense-paid trips to undisclosed tropical islands, and starting again).
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The boy hesitates but then straightens. He leaves the impression of someone who will have great character someday.
“My name is Doug and I'm going to take my mommy to the moon.”