By Stuart David
I’d forgotten Martha’s birthday. Again.
“I bet you’ve got me that kitten,” she said, but I hadn’t.
Two minutes later I was banging on my neighbor’s door.
“Right, Johnnie,” I said. “I told Martha you were looking after a kitten for me. Now I’m going back to tell her you left the window open and it escaped.”
“You’re a piece of shit,” he said.
Back upstairs, I explained the situation.
“It’ll come back,” Martha said, and she carried a saucer of milk down to the sidewalk.
You should have seen her sitting out there.
It would have broken your fucking heart.
So sad.
Great story. Sad.
There’s a lot of story in your 101 words!
Am I heartless to think the subterfuge was hilarious? 😉 Well done.
This one hits me in the funny bone. Sounds like the guy is a well known POS, always working angles. I’ve known a few shisters like this in my time.
Scott
I had a friend who lied to her daughters and told them that the dog she put down ‘ran away’. For a full year they stood in the yard until dark every night calling for their dog. I love my friend and believe she tried to do the right thing, but when she told me this I had to say, she deserved this heartache. . . Don’t lie to your kids!
There’s a lot of emotion packed into this piece.
A strong and good piece.
Really liked, it, thanks for sharing.