<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re in Professor Faggioli’s office.
Banani\u2019s session continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAGGIOLI:
Do you have any other clown-related incidents to tell me about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
Yes, there\u2019s one last episode\u2014maybe the most terrifying of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flashback \u2013 Shopping Mall.
Banani and his parents enter through the automatic doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Welcome! We opened just last week\u2014let us know if you like it! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MOM:
Honey! Look at that store window\u2014it\u2019s beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAD:
Beautiful, but pricey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
Mom, Dad, I want to try the glass elevator!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MOM:
No, wait, Banani! Don\u2019t take it alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani disobeys and steps into the elevator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAD:
Oh, for heaven\u2019s sake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
Okay, here\u2014button 2! Second floor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The doors are about to close, but a hand stops them.
A clown enters, silent, staring blankly into space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI (to himself):
What a filthy, horrible look! He looks like he crawled out from under a bridge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI (narrating):
His clothes were dirty and worn, and the stench coming off them was unbearable.
The clown didn\u2019t even notice me. He started talking to himself, like he was in his own world.
At first, his words were unintelligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CLOWN (murmuring):
\u201cYou don\u2019t get it\u2026 but I told you\u2026 the wind\u2026 the wind takes everything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI (narrating):
Then, without warning, he began shouting nonsense, like he was arguing with someone who wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CLOWN (yelling):
\u201cYou stole the key! It can\u2019t be! The dream key! What do I do now?! Will you give it back?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI (narrating):
He gestured wildly, never even looking at me, and I just stood there, frozen.
I\u2019ve never been so scared in my life\u2026 not even at the birthday party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CLOWN (growing angrier):
\u201cI can\u2019t take it anymore\u2026 I hear voices, I can\u2019t\u2026 it\u2019s not fair, it\u2019s not fair!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As he spoke, the clown started punching the air\u2014but not at Banani, who remained paralyzed in the corner of the elevator.
Then the doors opened at the first floor, and the clown got off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
End of flashback<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
I\u2019ve never been so scared in my life\u2026 not even at the birthday party incident. \ud83e\udd23
The elevator felt like it took an eternity to reach the upper floor.
Eventually we got there, and the clown stepped out, while I stayed inside like I was glued to the wall.
After a while, my parents called the elevator, worried\u2014and they found me there, completely traumatized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAGGIOLI:
Certainly a traumatic experience for a child of that age. How old were you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
No, I wasn\u2019t a child. It happened last month! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAGGIOLI:
Wait\u2014your parents still treat you like a child?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
I wouldn\u2019t say so. What made you think that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAGGIOLI:
Why weren\u2019t you allowed to take the elevator alone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANANI:
Because I was supposed to help them carry the shopping bags.
You know, Faggioli, they\u2019re getting on in years\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAGGIOLI:
Interesting, Banani. Very interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli takes notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IGOR:
A truly flawless marketing strategy: \u201clet us know if you like it.\u201d How? By mail? \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Or maybe Banani could\u2019ve yelled \u201cI LOVE IT!\u201d from the escalator! \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Definitely a foolproof customer feedback system! \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Back to the incident, I agree with Banani.
I mean\u2014choose between a clown burning alive and lunging at you, or a madman mumbling in an elevator? \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Honestly, I\u2019d pick the burning clown any day. Hands down. \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Then Faggioli asks if Banani was a child, and Banani replies, \u201cIt was last month.\u201d
At first I laughed too at that punchline. But then I stopped and reflected\u2026 and realized:
Banani\u2019s statement wasn\u2019t accurate. Because last month\u2014just like always\u2014Banani is still a child! \ud83e\udd23
\u2026 Okay! In this story, we clearly see the law of sowing and reaping in action.
You tried to be clever, huh Banani? You made your elderly parents carry the bags!
Well, serves you right! Now take that clown! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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