the catbox trembled litter shivered
he touched it
it was tremblingit wasnt a trick
of his eyes
it grew more impatientmore
violent
Whas going
on it wasnt weird for him to talk to inanimate
objects though an inanimate
animating not in his usual fare
Whas up
he wasnt expecting it
to talk back
We do this every morning
Whaya
peeved about I keep you damn clean Same damn litter for years Wha bugs up your ass
its violence upticked
he grabbed either side
he changed
it up on top the washing machine in the laundry room there was a second box there hed already cleaned it it was to his right right of the dryer this box he maintained under the
water heater mounted on a fourlegged metal platform and deep tray in case
the it leaked
he didnt whiteknuckle it but he could feel the violence coursing through
it
Yawanna trade places out from under the water heater over by the
dryer
the
trembling persisted
Yawanna be in the bathroom by yourself the third catbox was there
it bucked scattered litter on the toe of his
boots the trembling hadnt begun until he
cleaned itfreshened it with more litter
Awright awright Im stepping away stepping back
he did
it pitched forward and flopped
onto the linoleum facedown
he gave the dive a 10 perfect
execution it was a catbox
litter scattered forward hit the baseboard itd be an easy cleanup
it quit its violence
laid still like a dead snake
he picked it up
its guts were emptied on the
floor
he placed it back on top the
washer
it remained still
he swept up the litter with a broom
and dustpan refilled the catbox
no violence it accepted the same litter obviously the litter wasnt the animating
force
You cool
he still wasnt expecting an
answer
he returned it to its place under
the water heater
it complied
seemed complacent
he back out of the laundry room
everything was chill
coming up the hallway he heard the coffee machine belching its last he began a fresh pot before going to clean the catboxes
hed
have Irish with his coffee this morning
entering the kitchen he saw all the
cabinet doors were open
ROOMMATES YA FUCKIN WITH ME
he hadnt seen or heard hide nor
hair of them in months he thought they blew this pop stand
Should I say welcome
home
three cabinet doors shut at once he had three roommates
Welcome home gang
We could have done
without cleanup in Aisle 13
he heard something highpitched
it wasnt the wind
appeared the band was getting back
together again
0938, Sunday,
21 11. 21
1244, Sunday,
21 11. 21
Classic IV Spooky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqtqKURtTxM his
ghosts were two women and one man
