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Skin Chips



April 25, 1995





I was around 10 years old at the time. My mother, who had worked at the poorly managed local minimarket, had always brought home these large bags of chips that were produced by a nearby factory. The bags always being labeled as, “Chips,” Pretty bland and uninteresting name, right? They had always had a hard candy-like coating. I had always been a very mischievous kid. I used to sneak into the kitchen at midnight and take the chips from the top of the shelf! I usually got caught though. The bags of the delicious chips being scattered around my floor. Crumbs running along the wrinkles on my bed sheets. I was living the life at the time, despite my room being a literal dumpster. I practically lived off of these chips, no lie!



July 26, 1995





<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My mother and I started to notice the weight I was gaining. She always had to make some unnecessary comment to me like, “You should really stop eating so much, ” Or the best, “I can stop bringing those chips home if you put on any more weight.”. Taking my chips away?

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh no. No, no, no… those chips are mine! You’d have to be an inconsiderate bitch to take MY food away from me!

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">She stopped buying the chips. I didn’t care that I was gaining weight! I didn’t give a damn! I was living the life! And she took that positive attitude away when she took... - My chips.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Me & my mother started to grow hostile towards each other after that incident. She started to work later shifts and I… well, I just stayed at home always rummaging around the kitchen to see if she had finally brought back any of those delicious treats. I was obsessed.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I finally have had enough of the ‘no chips’. I took my mother’s wallet, not questioning why she left it there on the counter. I quickly unlocked the door- Oh boy was I excited! I felt my heart racing as soon as I took the first step outside. I just WANTED those chips! I started to jog down the streets that led me to the local minimarket.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As soon as I reached the supermarket, I took no chances and walked inside. Proudly holding my mother’s wallet, I reached the, “Snack / Chip” isle. I quickly take a few steps into the isle. There it was, “Chips,” I had read out loud, quickly taking two bags of ‘Salt & Vinegar’ flavored chips. I had walked my way down to the checkout lane; there only being one.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“That’s strange?” I had thought to myself. You see my mother worked as the cashier, but she’s not here? Maybe she got promoted? That was my least concern at the moment though.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I quickly rush home, unlocking the door as soon as I reached the front porch.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I ran to my room, throwing myself on the bed as soon as I reached it. Oh boy… here it is! I grab out the first bag of chips and tearing them open. I plunge my hand into the bag, and grab a handful of the chips and shove them into my mouth.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I spit out the chips, and grab the other bag thinking that the previous bag was just possibly wrongly made. I tear the next bag open and do the same without thinking. I close my eyes as I chew down… the same taste and texture?

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I try my best to swallow the chips that were somewhat almost grinded into pieces. I get up from my bed thinking that I only POSSIBLY grabbed the wrong bags of chips.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I walk back into the living room, flipping on the television. It was on the news station, as usual.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Chips”... they were being discontinued. Reason: Not specified.

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