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| :title: | A Plea for Forgiveness |
| Dear Arthur,
I'm sorry I killed you. You, the great grandson of my grandmother's yucca plant, and how have I treated you? Like a laboratory rat.
I'm sorry I gave you all that vitamin B. I'm sorry I thought it would help you grow a brain. I only did it because I was so wretchedly lonely. I now understand the plight of Dr. Frankensteins everywhere. When confronted with the possibility of making the perfect partner, we just can't resist.
I'm sorry I didn't expose you to direct sunlight for all those weeks. I thought the vitamins would make up for it. And the Dasani water. Maybe Evian would have been better, but it's too late to think of what might have been. Rather, I must move on and accept what has happened.
Should I feel guilty, Arthur? Should I allow this weight to press me down so? I am the one who potted you and brought you miles and miles from your home. I am the one who didn't sing to you or tell you stories to keep you entertained. And, ultimately, I am the one who subjected you to sadistic experiments involving your growth rate as affected by various styles of rock music.
I am sorry, Arthur. So very, very sorry. I don't know why I though urinating on you would help matters. It probably only made it worse, by increasing the acidity of the soil. But did I listen to what I already knew? No. Like any good mad scientist, I ignored scientific fact altogether. But the monster I created was myself.
I murdered you, Arthur. They're calling me the Butcher of Muncie.
And I deserve it, Artie! I deserve it all! I throw myself at your mercy, as you lie decomposing in the sweet, sweet ground that could have saved you had I placed you in it only a week sooner! Can you ever forgive me for what I've done? Can any repentance be enough for surrendering your supple, green body to my malignant sense of megalomaniacal science?
No; my sin has been to great. You will always haunt my dreams, Arthur, always. There can be no forgiveness for me.
Damned,
Alex Mattingly
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