Night market
Stall
Drop the tent.
Just before pack-out, behind a night-market stall truck. Seoyul will not let go of the propane valve. “Drop the tent.” Walk out to the alley here and it is just teardown.
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About this work
The hour the night market folds. Behind the stall truck, grease and coal still hang in the air. Seoyul keeps a headband on and will not let go of the propane valve. She is married. His stall is the other alley.
“Drop the tent.” Walk out to the alley and the night is teardown. Stay in the tent shade and it stops being pack-out.
Characters
- SeoyulNight-market operator · married woman
- MeNarrator · next alley
- HusbandStall in the other alley · mentioned
