Bored, Roll, Slave

“I am not a slave to my desires. I am bored and not bothered by everything around me.”

Francisco ran through his mantra, readying himself for this, his final task. His guru assured him that enlightenment was his if only he could a. smell but not eat his mother’s food, b. listen to but not argue with his brother Roberto, (who was an idiot), and c. sit but not squirm for the entire time at the dinner table.

It was going to be a long night; he kept wanting to reach for a dinner roll to dip in the sauce.