The Audible Candy Run

a.k.a. "In the Last Five Minutes I Heard..."

• the stairway door slam
• footsteps across pavement
• leaves rustling
• mumbled voices coming from a parked car
• a car engine start
• the store door chime twice
• "Hello."
• a microwave beep
• the wrapper crinkle
• the cash register ring
• the receipt print out
• the cash drawer open
• "A dollar ten, please. Ten cents."
• coins and keys jingle
• "Thank you."
• the store door chime twice more
• birds chirping
• a rock skitter across the sidewalk
• a train horn in the distance
• a van door slide shut
• a car trunk slam
• a paper bag crinkle
• car brakes squeak
• a banging hammer
• footsteps on brick
• the walk tone of a crosswalk signal
• the ding of the elevator
• the elevator doors open
• the wrapper tear open
• Skittles pour into my palm, then into my mouth
• "Mmm... good!"