mistrust

never leave her alone, at home, for too long.

It was clear that she was giving me the silent treatment. No reaction. She didn’t move a muscle. Nonetheless, I carried on explaining myself as I sat there beside her on the couch.

“How many times do I have to apologize? It would’ve been rude of me to just up and leave. Besides, Martin was telling me about his current problems. You know Martin. He poured his heart out to me. He needed a shoulder to cry on and I was there. You know he was there for me when grandma passed away.”

She slowly turned her head and gave me that blank stare she gives me whenever she’s pissed off then turned back to the TV and continued to watch “Desperate Housewives”. How I hate that sitcom!

“OK, I drank probably more than I should have, but what was I supposed to do? We were in a bar, for Goodness sake! Listen, I.. I don’t know what else to say. His wife has left him. And his daughter has leukemia. The one thing you may be happy to hear is that Max, his Boxer, was run over by a road hog. I know you never liked that dog but Martin is devastated. And as if that was not enough, his house was burned to the ground. A freak accident, apparently. How unlucky can one get? Oh, and someone stole his car. I’ll grant you it was a pile of junk but when he got to that point in the story, he cried his eyes out, telling me that the latest Justin Bieber album had been in the glove compartment.  I kid you not, he’s contemplating suicide. I can’t let that happen. He’s my only friend. I’ll never understand why you don’t like him. Oh, and who brought you home when you got lost last year? And have you forgotten that he looked after you when I had my surgery last January?”

I tentatively stretched my hand, intending to touch her, then thought better of it. Mad as she was, she would probably have lashed at me.

“Come on, you’re being childish. I was away for hardly an hour. It’s as if you’ve caught me cheating on you.”

Rose looked at me again and blinked. She then got off the couch and, without as much as a look at me, went to the kitchen and climbed into her litter box. I sighed and went to the cupboard to get her “Friskies”.     

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Oh hell yeah! I totally get this one! And I love it, too! This is so perfectly crafted to lead your reader astray, thinking along the wrong lines as always! I'm glad I came upon this lovely cat commentary, since I've been on a kitty bent myself the last week or so! You've done such a great job of describing Martin's woes in such a way, WHO could possibly find fault with an hour of friend consolation? YOUR KITTY, OF COURSE!!! Great ending stroll, too . . . nice & vividly-stated . . . food being the ultimate peace offering (((HUGS)))

[Woody]

:)) thought you'd like this one, being a cat-dog-bunny lady.
if I've got YOUR seal of approval then it must be good. thank you Dear.
to hell with onlookers. (((HUGS)))

[Beccy]

Great fun Woody, and I honestly didn't see it coming. Cats, when they give you that stare it's like looking into a dark, unfathomable abyss.

Beccy.

[Woody]

I love them to bits. but I hate them when they ignore me. they're so bloody independent. I wish I knew what goes on in their little heads when they stare at you and blink.
ta, luv. your visits are always appreciated.

[Will Neill]

Woody, Another good one...but to be honest I saw it coming. Never the less I still enjoyed the way you got to the punch line.
Will

[Tom]

Ah indeed, no better confidant than the mutt to share our roubles with and I should know.....I have six wee blighters to help ease the pain !

An interesting story with a nice canine twist in the 'tail' !

[Woody]

lucky you! the only pet I have is a baby tortoise. trouble is, I can't put her on by lap and cuddle her. can't scratch her behind the ears nor give her a belly rub.
obviously the dogs in the pic are yours. they're lovely.

[Woody]

lucky you! I take it the poodles in the pic are yours. they're lovely.
appreciate you taking the trouble, mate.

[Tom]

Shih-tzu's Woody.....Do you know what do get if you cross one with a bulldog ?

[Woody]

nooo. this sounds like a joke. do tell.

[Tom]

S**t zu ( as it's pronounced ) x Bulldog = Bullshit !

[Woody]

hahahaha I should've guessed. here's one for you. what d'you get when you cross a dog and a rooster?

[Tom]

C**k-a-dog ?

[Woody]

mmm not quite.
he got a poodle that c***s its own doodle.

[Tom]

Boom, boom, nice one Woody !

[Sharon Kim]

Great write Woody! I thoroughly enjoyed it! I didn't see the end coming at all. I have a habit of skimming to the end before I give a story a good read-I am so glad I didn't!

[Woody]

Gee, you gave me quite a scare, Sharon!! never, ever, ever, jump to the end of my stories. you'd murder them :)
glad you liked it. thanks.

[Sharon Kim]

I will keep that in mind ;)

[Symphonic_Sunflowers]

You're my new favourite writer, Mr Woody!
That had me on the edge of my seat and then falling off of that said seat laughing.

I really enjoyed reading about Martin's misfortunes as well!

[Woody]

thank you Chloe :) so glad you liked it and I'm happy I made you laugh. that's my only goal when writing these silly things.

[Nusquam Esse]

Oh, the dripping bits of sarcastic humor in here. The whole description of the 'misfortune' is just absurd, and the irony palpable. Was never much of a cat person, probably because this is how I feel whenever I have to deal with them. I think 'beetle' was a bit better carried out, but the difference between the cat and the dog made it entertaining all the same.

[Woody]

thank you my friend. I enjoyed heaping so many misfortunes on Martin's head. yes Beetle is one of my favourites. but, well, cats and dogs are worlds apart.

[roarke]

hmmm, well, at any rate.... .it'd make a TERRIFIC country song.... lol.

[Woody]

go on, write the lyrics. you're the musician. I love country music.

[ShahW1]

I sighed and giggled. Good signs! Well done. X

[Woody]

thank you very much Shaw. glad you liked it :)

[Roderick Blakeman]

A great write, I wish I had written this, it has my type of humour written all over it.

[Woody]

I'm sure you'd've done marvels with it but, sorry, was there first, hehehe!

[sharonlee]

Clever... nice twist........

[Woody]

thank you so much sharon.

[sharonlee]

My pleasure... I enjoy reading and this was so original, made a nice change.