Microscopic Stories

Anti-Tourettes

Anti-Tourettes

Malcolm entered the bathroom in deep thought. It was not every day that he was told by a doctor that he had an unpronounceable disease. It seemed that he had something known commonly as “Anti-Tourettes.” This was a condition in which the sufferer imagines the world as constantly swearing at him. Something to ponder on indeed.

As he passed the shelf with his wife’s unguents, balms and unknowables, Malcolm glimpsed the word “Getashit.” His mind was distracted from its thoughts to wonder if this were some new form of laxative.

He reversed and read the label again. Cetaphil it read.


Word count: 100
For my own amusement
Prompt: None because it happened to me.