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Stranger Than Wal-Mart

"Some 138 million Americans shop at Wal-Mart each week, making it perhaps the single most unifying cultural force in the country."
Chris Anderson, The Long Tail

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Plot | Brett "Hannibal" Oberhelman

17 year old kid named Mark lives out in Riverside California with his father Thomas, as they have for 14 years when they moved out from Atlanta Georgia. His mother died when he was only a baby. They have a relationship that any father or son should want. Mark is a star athlete and a great student. His father is a good wealthy man and a pillar of the community. All things in life are awesome... until one day. Mark is walking home from school, when he arrives home he's approached at the door by a man named Robert. He's about his father's age, but he has no idea who he is. The man knows his name. Mark asks who the man is, he answers the kid with another question, "Did your dad ever tell you why you never met your mother?" A little scared he tries to get into his house quickly and discreetly. But this guy tells Mark that his name was Robert and that he just wants to talk, he tells him that he knew his mother and why she died. Now Mark is freaked out and tries to shut the door but Robert rushes it and forces his way inside with a gun in his hand. He tells Mark to sit down and listen, he does though scared for his life, and he tells him things that he doesn't want to believe. He tells Mark that his real name is “Gabriel” and his father's real name is Martin Dorian. He then says that the reason that Mark's father moved out from Georgia and changed their names is the same thing. Mark's father murdered his mother (along with others).

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