Two Rules for Happy Living

A Five Chapter Story by Maven Quibble



Chapter 1
We traveled very far to meet him. When we first arrived, he gave each of us a dark chocolate bar. “Enjoy yourselves,” he said. “It’s what life’s all about.” One of us said, “Dark chocolate? That’s what life’s all about?” He told us to shut up and sit down.

Chapter 2
Three young women with perfect faces and curvy bodies took our coats. We were rocked by their beauty. “Ask yourselves a question,” he said. “Why do you think they hang out with me?” One of us said, “Because you pay them?” Another offered, “They’re your sisters?” Again, he told us to shut up and sit down.

Chapter 3
He lived in a cool house near the ocean. Modern design, lots of wood and stone. He said, “These girls hang out with me because I’m addictive. And why am I addictive? Because I follow my own rules.”

Chapter 4
His rules were the reason we came. We’d heard about them. We’d heard about this guy who created his own rules for living and how everyone considered him the happiest man on earth, so we decided to pay him a visit. “Just two rules,” he said. “They’re all you need to know to live a happy life.” So we asked him what they were.

Chapter 5
He had a heart attack and died. The women blamed us and called the police. We were arrested and jailed. We asked the police if they saw a notebook or a piece of paper or something with two rules on it. They told us to shut up and sit down. So we thought, could that be it? Shut up and sit down?