Mary looked at the moving wall. It was a film of a terrible, terrible disaster.
"Does it have to be on, Mother?"
"Well, nobody seems to be watching. I don't think the doctor would mind if I switched it off."
Mrs. Cuberle rose from the couch and walked to the wall. She depressed a little button and the life went from the wall, flickering and glowing.
Mary opened her eyes.
"Honestly," Mrs. Cuberle said to a woman sitting beside her, "you'd think they'd try to get something else. We might as well go to the museum and watch the first landing on Mars. The Mayoraka Disaster -- really!"
Mary looked at the moving wall. It was a film of a terrible, terrible disaster.
"Does it have to be on, Mother?"
"Well, nobody seems to be watching. I don't think the doctor would mind if I switched it off."
Mrs. Cuberle rose from the couch and walked to the wall. She depressed a little button and the life went from the wall, flickering and glowing.
Mary opened her eyes.
"Honestly," Mrs. Cuberle said to a woman sitting beside her, "you'd think they'd try to get something else. We might as well go to the museum and watch the first landing on Mars. The Mayoraka Disaster -- really!"
The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Science Fiction, Adventure
30The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Science Fiction, Adventure
30Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781463894993 |
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Publisher: | Aegypan |
Publication date: | 09/01/2011 |
Pages: | 30 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d) |