Midge doesnt complain though. Midget never complains to nobody except bugs. You heard it right. Bugs, yo. Like insects. Its got so normal in my brain that its hard to remember how mightyducked up it is. Any time Midge gets excited or worked up, what she does is root around till she radars some bugs and then she whispers out her feelings. One thing Robbies cribs got a bunch of is bugs so I figure thats why she likes to go there so much.

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I wish I was punking you but the whole things true. Midget has brain damage. Dont ask me how it happened. I dont really enjoy talking about it. I guess I mostly wonder what she tells the bugs. You think she talks about me? I guess thatd be all right. She talk about Moms too? And all a Moms big time troubles? I guess its nothing to stress on. Nothing at all. What do I care what some small little girl that isnt even my real sister says about Moms to a bunch a flies and centipedes?

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We arent even off the stoop before Midge kneels down and investigates our jackolantern like shes from CSI Miami. Must be some beetles or worms up inside that big orange bitch. Moms bought it from some banger with a shopping cart full a pumpkins and even though it was fungused I was psyched cuz Moms hardly ever gets out of bed and when she does its only to cross the street to reup her cigs cuz the dude that works there wont let me buy any for her. Last time Moms acquired me something special like that was once upon a time and a galaxy far away.

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I lugged that big orange bastard all the way down Yellow Street cuz Robbies got ten Ginsu knives hes super proud of and I knew theyd be perfect for doing pumpkins. Robbie warned me it was too early for carving and dang, yo, turns out fat boy was correct. Here its Halloween day and the jackolanterns mouth is sucked in like No Teeth Mike, this dude that shoots up across from school. Its all withered and rotten and a gross poop color. Every time I look at it I think about Moms cuz shes the one that bought it special for me and also cuz shes up in her room getting all withered and rotten too. Maybe Moms has bugs in her head like the jackolantern does? That would explain a lot.

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