Oh my, it was that kid from perhaps the most famous Twilight
Zone episode ever filmed: It’s a Good Life. There was something different about
him, but I couldn’t quite place it.
Was it C.W.? Or, had I really entered The Zone? I’ll report.
You decide.
He pointed at me. “Are you happy?”
“Uh, yeah, I suppose.”
He smiled. “I like it when you’re happy.”
“Good.”
“Are you happy we have a business man as president?”
“Not sure about that.”
He glowered. “I don’t like it when you’re not happy.”
“A person can’t be pleased about everything,” I said. “Most
people with grand kids aren’t too pleased either. In fact, most are floating somewhere between despondency and terror.”
“I don’t like you.”
“What can I say?”
“You’re very bad man.” He pointed at me.
“Now wait,” I said. Then it dawned on me, the difference,
that is. "What happened to your hair?"
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| My favorite saying among the Earthlings? The one about life imitating art. - C.W. |
He ignored me and his eyes narrowed. “I’m going to wish you away to the cornfield. You're a bad man. You’re a very bad man.”
As he pointed, a chill ran down my spine. This wasn’t
happening, was it? Then a female voice came from the next room.
“All right. Which one of you has been messing with my food
dyes?”
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