Tea Time at the Cement Factory
By: Jehangir Saleh
Written: January 15, 2006

As he looked up, Benjamin noticed Tiffany was still scratching her head. Nicky was under the table looking for something. This was before the event occurred. After the event occurred, Anna brought everyone tea, a celebration of sorts. But exercise some patience, because we’re not there just yet.
Benjamin went back to writing his story. So far he had decided on a title and confirmed that the last line would be a question. Now came the job of cementing the space in between.

“I found it!” exclaimed Nicky.
“Found what?” asked Benjamin.
“Found what I was looking for, silly, weren’t you wondering what I was doing under the table?”
“Yes, but that isn’t…”
Benjamin cut himself off.

This is before the event, but just after the thing that occurred, which was erased and replaced with something else which did happen. Nothing happened for approximately an hour when Benjamin looked at Tiffany again. There was a big black hole in her head where she had been scratching. He wasn’t getting anywhere.
Benjamin decided to break for tea. That’s when it happened. “Ah ha!” he cried, “I’ve got it.”

Welcome to the end. If they’re dirty, please remove you shoes. The cement’s fresh and we’re trying to avoid tracks. Would you like some tea?