The Positively Prophetic Adventures of Pie

by Elliot Ryan

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I left the pie on the train, and if you ask me, it was an utter waste of a perfectly good pie.

I boarded in Farmingdale, and sat next to an older looking man who had removed his dress shoes. He wore a black pin striped suit, and had it been up to me, I would have placed him in a Sopranos episode.

“Hey.” His voice was quiet and rough. The kind that demanded attention.

“Are you talking to me?” Suddenly realizing I had just channeled Clint Eastwood, I let out a chuckle.

“What’s in the box? It’s been driving me crazy since you got on.” He broke eye contact and started looking at one of his shoeless feet.

“Pie.”

At the mention, he sat straight up. “What kind of pie?”

“You know, I’m not really sure. A kind of berry maybe? I bought it at some bakery right down the street from the station. Thought I’d bring it home to my…”

“Give me the pie.”

“Excuse me?” I clutched the box like he just asked for my firstborn.

“I said, give me the pie.”

“Umm. no?” I started to get up.

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  1. The Positively Prophetic Adventures of Pie

    Midgard 's Buddy Icon Midgard

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Sometimes you just really need pie and nothing will stand in your way.

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    Ethyachk's Buddy Icon Ethyachk

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I like where this is going…

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    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love it!

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    Change' Derose's Buddy Icon Change' Derose

    Posted about 1 year ago

    i’m kinda fuzzy here. do we try to add some more lines to the story or just comment on what we just read. forgive me…......kinda dull witted when it comes to this kinda stuff
    el

  5. The Positively Prophetic Adventures of Pie

    -LadyInRed-'s Buddy Icon -LadyInRed-

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I know the value of pie. In Junior High, we got the left over pies from the 8th graders Pie Day. (They also have Decades Day where everyone dresses up as hippies). It was a matter of life or death. If I didn’t act fast, I would have been stuck with an overly done apple pie (which I am incredibly bored of). The choice was mine, I beat my rival to the delicious berry filled pie. The taste makes me want to leave my diet for someone else to finish. All is fair in love, war, and pie.

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    -LadyInRed-'s Buddy Icon -LadyInRed-

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I know that was lame, but it is a true story.

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    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this story.

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I don’t think you should give him the pie. If he were a real mobster, he wouldn’t be on the train.
    Plus, it’s pie.

  9. The Positively Prophetic Adventures of Pie

    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    interesting and comical.

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