A Quiet Place: Tariq Speaks

Tariq, Joe and Ashley just clocked in to work and are reeling over the news headlines they heard before coming in to work. “Ayyyeee. Did y’all hear the news report about them aliens like the ones from the movie A Quiet Place being real?” Tariq asked in a very low tone. “Those can’t see, but can hear real good bitches?” Ashley replied jokingly. “Yeah, but ain’t nobody scared of them bitch ass aliens but you males, because men are bitches.” She continued.

“Yes, thank you very much, public man hater enemy number one.” Joe added sarcastically. “Of course I wasn’t talking about you pookie, you don’t count…hehehe.” Ashley laughed evilly. “You know, I would act like I’m surprised, but I’m really just not at this point.” Joe shrugged off.

Mike then walked over joining the group in progress. “It’s not even right in the morning and I can already hear Ashley tearing y’all to pieces.” Mike joked. “How many times do I have to tell you men that you deserve to be torn apart because y’all some weak ass bitches.” Ashley asserted. Mike then dropped his face and let out a dramatic “Ashley, how could you?”

“So y’all really not worried about the aliens?” Tariq asked quietly. “Boy I didn’t hear a word you just said, speak up damnit and say it wit ya chest.” Joe demanded. “I said…are y’all really not worried about the aliens?” Tariq asked in a normal indoor voice. “Whoa Tizzle, that almost sounded like you was yellin’ just then.” Mike joked. “Well if them aliens are real then we’d better hope he keeps talking low.” Joe suggested.

“Shit, if those aliens are real then Ty would be the safest person here. Hell he could talk to them in his regular voice and they wouldn’t hear shit about fuck.” Ashley bantered. “Ashley it’s not polite to cuss like that.” Mike suggested. “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t meant to offend yall feminine ears.” Ashley replied sarcastically. “Y’all really think I talk that low?” Tariq asked. “Let’s just say if you recorded an album today Riq it would just be an hour of whispering like a bunch of side talk.” Joe joked.

“Y’all lay off that brother T-” before Mike could finish what his statement the group was cut off by the sound of a boom followed by screams in the distance that were growing louder. “I know that ain’t what I think it is.” Joe observed. “Oh shit.” Ashley squealed in a high pitched voice. Suddenly the group was silenced by a loud roar. “What was that?” Tariq asked quietly. “I don’t know but it sounded like a-” before Mike could finish a four legged monster with no eyes appeared and bit Mike’s head off.

Tariq, Joe and Ashley gasped and went quiet when they realized what the monster was, it was the alien from A Quiet Place. The trio looked at each other in an awe of silence as Tariq made the bold move to speak. “Y’all we gotta go out the back before it hears us.” Tariq uttered quietly. “Biiiiitch.” Ashley whispered loudly. How are we gonna get outta here without him hearing us?” The monster then slowly started making its way toward Ashley, but was stopped in its tracks and distracted by Joe who started C-walking loudly stomping his feet on the floor.

The monster then started chasing Joe who ran into the sampling suite. “Uh yeah, I guess I didn’t think this part through the whole way.” Joe said to himself. As the monster started clawing its way into the suite door Joe briefly knocked the monster back with two of the cleaning mops. As the monster recovered and charged towards Joe once more it was again knocked across the warehouse, this time by Tariq diving the work cart. “Yeah, that’s right try gettin’ at me.” Tariq gloated as the monster continued making its way towards Joe because Tariq wasnt loud enough for the monster to hear.

As the monster closed in on Joe one final time it was suddenly crushed by a forklift driving Ashley. “YEAH BITCH ASS!” Ashley scream victoriously as the monster was pinned to the suite wall dying in agony. The trio then stood over the dead monsters body. “See Riq.” Joe started. “You was talkin’ so low he couldn’t hear you, so you was safe and thanks to airbag Betty here, the monster is dead.” “Yeah and it was me who saved yo BITCH ASS.” Ashley concluded bombastically as Tariq laughed…quietly.