CHAPTER 1

Saturday July 4th, 8am. Dolcettville Mayors Office. "Doug, get me the Manager at the Meat Lottery Office." says Mayor Charles Montgomery. "Yes sir!" says the Mayor's assistant Doug Evers.  "Sir, I have the Lottery Manager on  the phone." "Hello Mr. Mayor. What can I do for you?" says Dean Miller Lottery Manager. "Dean, I have a problem I need you to fix for me." says the Mayor. "Oh what is it sir?" says Dean. "Well, I have just been notified that there will be extra guests at tonight's 4th of July celebration. So I need you to do a special Meat Lottery drawing. Oh and there is a name that needs to be added to the lottery drawing." says the Mayor. "Who would that be sir?" asks Dean. "Kelly Stanley. Today is her 18th birthday.  So she needs to be added." says the Mayor. "Shit! that's the Butcher Vern's daughter!" says Dean. "If you do that, he's going to be PISSED!" "I don't give a fuck if he gets pissed or not! And I need you to make sure her name is drawn!" says the Mayor. "Aw FUCK!" says Dean. "You know you owe me a favor, Dean. And now I'm calling in that favor!" says the Mayor. "He can't refuse it if his daughter's name is drawn! Remind him of that when you call him and give him the bad news! If he puts up any argument, remind him of what will happen if he refuses!" "Yes sir." says Dean "Oh, let him know I want her head as a trophy!" says the Mayor. "Sir, isn't that asking to much from him?" Dean asks. "I don't fucking care! I want Kelly's head!" says the Mayor. "Also, we will need more burger meat. So call Mrs. McKenzie know that she needs to report to Vern's Butcher Shop for processing. And bring her daughter Cheryl in with her. She lost her husband in an auto accident last week. And since James didn't have a son, Tasha and Cheryl have no right to the McKenzie Estate. Therefore they are now to become Meat," "But sir, Cheryl is underage for processing!" Dean says. "I will sign a waver for her to be processed." says the Mayor. "Yes sir. I will let them know." says Dean. "Draw a couple more names and send them to Fred's Meat." says the Mayor. "Will do sir. See you at the celebration tonight!" says Dean.

8:15 am. RING! RING! "Hello, Vern's Butcher Shop, Vern speaking." I say answering the phone. "Hello, Vern. Dean Miller from the Meat Lottery here. Just calling to let you know that the Mayor called me telling me that there will be extra guests at tonight's 4th of July celebration. We needed some more meat. So we had a special Meat Lottery drawing this morning. And I'm calling to let you know you have 2 Meat Girls coming to your shop. Tasha and Cheryl McKenzie. Tasha is to old to BBQ'd, and Cheryl is underage, so the Mayor has signed a  Processing Waver for her. So they both will need to be ground into burger meat. And there is a 3rd Meat Girl to be butchered for BBQ, and I'm afraid you know her." he says. "What? Who?" I ask. "Umm... your daughter Kelly." He says. "WHAT THE FUCK? I scream at him. Are you fucking crazy?" "Well, today is your daughters 18th birthday. And her name had to be added into the Lottery Pool. And unfortunately her name was drawn." He says. "I'm not going to butcher my daughter, and on her birthday no less!" I say. "You can't refuse to do it." He says. "You know what will happen if you do. You will be arrested, and lose your business. And Kelly will be taken to another butcher shop to be butchered!" he says. "You can send her to another butcher shop if you can't do it yourself." "This is FUCKING BULLSHIT! I know the Fucking Mayor has something to do with this! He's had it in for me since I married Farah, Kelly's mom instead of him!" I say. "I don't know what you're talking about." He says. "Yeah, right. I can't do anything now. But I will get that FUCKER back! Fuck, this really sucks. To have to tell my daughter that I have to butcher her on her birthday. Well, I will give Kelly the option of me doing this or going to some other Butcher Shop. You can tell the Mayor I hope he chokes to death on her meat!" I tell him. "I think I'll pass on that. I hate the man also. But he has dirt on me that would get me killed if I don't do what he says." Dean says. "I'm sorry for this Vern. I really am! Oh and he wants Kelly's head as a trophy!" "WHAT? NO FUCKING WAY! YOU TELL THAT BASTARD..." CLICK! Before I can finish, he hangs up the phone on me! I slam my phone down! "SON OF A FUCKING BITCH! The Mayor WILL pay for this! I swear on Farah's grave!" I say to myself. I am PISSED beyond belief! Kelly would never let me refuse the Meat Lottery's order. Even if it means that she will be butchered. She knows what would happen to me. So with a tears in my eyes, I head to Kelly's bedroom.                                                   TO BE CONTINUED!