Stories From The Head

The Amputation

Hafon bowed his head in awe. He pulled out his knife, and, removing his clothes, started cutting off his daughter’s leg. NOW, you might think this was all a bit nasty, seeing as Lubba was Hafons daughter, but you have to take into consideration that “daughter” has a different meaning in Hafon and Lubba’s language. It means “uncle”. “I read your mind,  you dirty whore (whore meaning “wonderful individual with extreme love-making skills”), didn’t I?”, Hafon whispered in Lubba’s ear as he silently removed his  daughter’s only limb. He was being very polite about the whole thing. Lubba, on the other hand, had been trying to coax Hafon into amputating his leg for years, but Hafon had resisted because of his “past”.  Few people knew this, but Hafon had been a janitor for two years before he received his complimentary daughter. For eight weeks now, he’d been contemplating limb-removal, and when he woke up this beautiful spring morning, he knew the time was right. “Please take your time, Hafon”, Lubba said in his most seductive voice. But it was too late. Hafon had exploded. So had the leg...

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