Not something you see every day he thought
he thought it because he didnt actually see itimagined it
because it
humoured him
he was easily
humoured
anhe
had cats
his were characters they were What’s this? What’s this? aaand
What’s this? as curious as he
their bond
and they didnt bark
they were notoriously quietlike
children
when you dont hear them you
know theyre up to no good
he paused the programme he was
watching on the computer and got up from his desk
he listened for clues
he
wanted to catch them redhanded
in the bathroom
virtually across the hall
he sneaked that they didnt hear him indicated
the thrall they were contending ninjastepping
into the hallthen to the bathroom doorwaycaught three of the four
Q-Tips were scattered everywhere
when he used them last evidently
he left the top off the wicker container hes kept them in since 1970acquiring
it at Salvation Army
he liked woven things knitted blankets sweaters had more baskets than necessaryvirtually all decorative as what they heldif they did wasnt
evident unless he helped himself to them looked inside
it was unlikely any one of the
three finessed its top off as no cat he ever
had had
Nah he was responsible
standing at the threshold his
imagination warbledflopped suddenly bomberstanding
inside the sink began juggling threefour Q-Tips shy on the floor under the window stood on her
hind legs one in her clutches acting a conductor smiling enjoying her orchestra leftie was
inside the catbox at the foot of the pedestal sinkoblivious scattering litter as she chased Q-Tips around
which bound end on cotton end trying to elude her
he leaned gleeful against the
doorjamb
he took it in until his eyes
yelped
Ohshit he’s watchingSTOP!
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