| The chencki-man |
| Current Experiences Chencki-Man, the Late Caller At 11:17PM, the phone is ringing. It is the chencki-man searching for her husband, his friend. She doesn't know why a man calls so late another man, and every night. The chencki-man believes it is his due to call every night, and the same man. The man's wife is upset, angry and exhausted by the chencki- man's calls. Does he have a wife? she wonders. Yes, he has a wife, but still calls. Is he in love with my man? asks the man's wife. It is not normal to call all the time and at the same time. Day after day, he calls, always at the same time and on time. The wife and her husband are fighting, the chencki-man is calling, The wife is giving birth, the chencki-man is calling, There is no money to pay the rent, the chencki-man is calling. Is he unhappy? Is he gay? Is he lonely? Is he involving her husband to some bad affairs? She says He has a family with a mother, a father, some sisters, some brothers, sisters-in-law, cousins visiting, and many animals to guard in his backyard. He still calls every night. The wife could not tolerate her husband's time on a cell anymore. The calls get longer and longer. Something is wrong over the year. Something needs to be done. Either he stops answering the chencki-man or she divorces him, she said. There is no sex-life, no leisure time, and no shopping, no common meal: there is only the calls at 11:17PM. Impossible to be patient, the wife says. Impossible to wait for attention, the wife cries Impossible to have a life anymore, the wife concludes These men believe they are men, and talk unceasingly, but about what? questions the wife. It is not possible to talk all the time, everyday in never-ended talks until late night. What could they talk about? What did the chencki man say to her husband? She only heard the part of her man. But never his'. The mother-in-law says: "He is at home, no harm!" The wife answers: "At home, but no real talk!". The father-in-law utters: "He is a man, no harm!" The wife thinks: "A man, but no responsability!" The brother laughts at her: "He is young, no harm!" The wife smiles: "Young, but over 30 years old!" The sister repetes: "Be patient, no harm" The wife replys: "Patience, but you are not living with him!" One night, the wife realizes she has lost her man to another man. She packs her bags, takes her children then divorces him. Life is not limited to a cell. She starts her life again with another man. One year later, she finally learnt what the chencki man was saying to him: sex, sex and sex. He doesn't love him, but proposed teen prostitutes to her ex. The temptation, there was, he resisted until she left him. Now he is lost forever. He is in jail. Everyone finally knew the truth. This is the way the chencki-man recruits lost souls, ignorant and greedy men. Do not answer late calls, the wife thought. This is the way to lose your man to another man's power. People who call after night fall either are in danger or will cause trouble. Do not invite the devil into your house. go back to the top |
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