By Jupiter Polevoi
“i’m thinking of a number between one and a hundred”
87?
“too high”
56?
“still too high”
32?
“aim lower”
13?
“you’re almost there”
5?
“yes! good job”
thirty-two was too high? thirteen was too high?
my innocent mind couldn’t comprehend how these seemingly small numbers could feel so large
but now, clutching the box on the grocery store floor, i now understand why these numbers are “too high”